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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 write in his diary about the night he was supposed to lose his virginity?
(a) A detailed account of his emotional state.
(b) Lots of exclamation marks.
(c) Several paragraphs about the essence of becoming a man.
(d) A thorough description of the university girl.

2. The second time that Jaromil does not make love to the university girl, what does she think?
(a) There is something wrong with his body.
(b) He is secretly gay.
(c) He wants to break up with her.
(d) He does not love her.

3. In the opinion of Jaromil's uncle, why did the revolution occur?
(a) So the Communists could finally become a powerful political party.
(b) So that the new era of humanity could begin.
(c) So the Communists could seize what little power they did not already have.
(d) So that the capitalist swine would be overthrown.

4. To what does Jaromil poetically compare Magda?
(a) Ice and cruelty.
(b) Fire and passion.
(c) Earth and stability.
(d) Water and sorrow.

5. In looking at the Apollo statue, what does Maman hope?
(a) That her son will inherit the god's divine attributes.
(b) That the gods will treat her child favorably.
(c) That her son will resemble the god rather than his human father.
(d) That Apollo will protect her son from the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary reason that Xavier runs into danger ahead of his comrades?

2. Why does Maman feel guilty about her husband's death?

3. Why do Jaromil's poems so often include death?

4. What idea about poetry does the artist's chastisement cause in Jaromil's mind?

5. How does Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?

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