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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chaps. 6-11, pp. 27- 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maman weep as the artist makes love to her?
(a) She knows that she is nothing more than the canvas for his ideas.
(b) She is finally ashamed of the affair.
(c) She equates him to the Apollo statue, which she had wanted to be the model of Jaromil's personality.
(d) She is sad that she will never marry him.

2. Where does Jaromil show off opinions about education which he heard from his grandfather?
(a) At the dentist's office.
(b) During school.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At the doctor's office.

3. What does Jaromil draw during his first lesson in the artist's studio?
(a) Humans with dogs' heads.
(b) Human faces.
(c) Circles.
(d) Lines.

4. What justification does Maman give herself for her initial infidelity?
(a) Lust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Anger.

5. Who was Jaromil's first and greatest friend?
(a) His grandpa.
(b) His dog, Alik.
(c) His dad.
(d) His friend, the janitor's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?

2. How do Jaromil and Maman reach the lake resort?

3. How does Maman view her love for the young engineer?

4. Who or what is the real source of Jaromil's poetic inspiration?

5. What is the artist's opinion about Jaromil's drawings of headless women?

(see the answer key)

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