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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chaps. 15-28, pp.114-158.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What idea about poetry does the artist's chastisement cause in Jaromil's mind?
(a) That he is an imposter in the world of poetry.
(b) That he is a worthless poet and will not succeed.
(c) That he is talented and has great potential for success.
(d) That he had been chosen to be the instrument of the poetic ideal.

4. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Jaromil get a fever?
(a) He stands on the balcony of a girl's apartment in the snow.
(b) He visits the university girl when she is sick.
(c) He takes a walk around the snowy town without wearing winter clothes.
(d) He sits on a park bench with the university girl.

5. What classic womanly question does the university girl ask Jaromil?
(a) If she looks better clothed or unclothed.
(b) If he will love her forever.
(c) How many kids he wants.
(d) If she looks fat in her dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the dramatic action that led to the kiss between Jaromil and the university girl?

2. What is the first time Jaromil's words save him from punishment?

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

4. Why does Jaromil walk through the world with a feeling of guilt?

5. What does Jaromil think is the quintessential surrealist object?

(see the answer key)

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