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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Xavier, pp. 65-89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maman push away her husband's hand when he wants to make love?
(a) She wants him to apologize for humiliating her.
(b) She wants to punish him for humiliating her.
(c) She suspects that he was cheating.
(d) She knows that she no longer loves him.

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

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

4. Why does Jaromil begin taking lesson from the art teacher?
(a) Maman took an interest in the art teacher.
(b) He was tired of drawing people with dogs' heads.
(c) His art was consistently mediocre.
(d) He thought the art teacher would make a good father.

5. What distinctive piece of clothing does the old woman wear when she dances with Xavier?
(a) A yellow dress.
(b) A dark blue dress.
(c) A dark red sweater.
(d) A purple blouse.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Jaromil's criterion for a true poem?

4. What does Xavier do with the husband after his presence is discovered?

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

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