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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chaps. 9-11, pp. 242-266.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the silver-haired poet's attitude toward the poetry reading in the auditorium?
(a) He is grateful to Marxism for bringing such disparate people together.
(b) He deserves to be honored for his poetic achievements.
(c) He is a young person moving toward the future.
(d) He is too good for the young people who have gathered.

2. What night does Magda take her bath?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What is Jaromil's criterion for a true poem?
(a) It must be able to stand apart from other poems.
(b) It must be read by someone other than the author.
(c) It must sound poetic when it is recited.
(d) It must have an established form.

4. What does Maman do with the books that the artist loans her?
(a) Does not read them.
(b) Reads them secretly for fear that Jaromil will recognize them.
(c) Reads them openly as a sign of her new love.
(d) Asks Jaromil to read them so she doesn't have to.

5. Part 4, Chapter 1 begins with an anecdote about which poet?
(a) Lermontov.
(b) Valery.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Jaromil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the cinematographer's apartment, what happens?

2. Why does the lyrical poet make his poetry striking?

3. When do Jaromil's parents redecorate his room?

4. To Jaromil, what determines a woman's beauty?

5. Why is there silence at the beginning of the question-and-answer time following the recitation?

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