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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 do Jaromil's drawings favor dogs?
(a) He sees dogs as the symbol of virtue and natural goodness.
(b) He draws dogs best.
(c) He cannot draw any other animal.
(d) He loves dogs better than any other animal.

2. Why does Maman welcome her pregnancy?
(a) She sees it as the final step of independence from her parents.
(b) She sees the family as a trio filling the universe.
(c) She has always wanted to be a mother.
(d) She thinks perhaps her husband will truly love her.

3. According to the poet's father, where was the poet conceived?
(a) In the countryside near Prague.
(b) In the apartment of his colleague.
(c) In the mother's apartment.
(d) On a park bench.

4. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?
(a) She wanted her husband to go along.
(b) It would have reminded her of happier summers.
(c) She did not have enough money.
(d) Jaromil did not want to go with her.

5. When do Jaromil's parents redecorate his room?
(a) The night before his fifth birthday.
(b) The day before Christmas when he is six.
(c) The day after his grandpa's funeral.
(d) The night before his sixth birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In confiding to Jaromil, what does Maman say is her greatest love?

2. How does Jaromil's father prepare for leaving home several days at a time on business trips?

3. Why does the artist paint two X's on Maman's face?

4. What reason does the poet's father give for not having more children?

5. In looking at the Apollo statue, what does Maman hope?

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