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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Poet on the Run, pp. 161-181.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the four students singing about while on the train?
(a) Their train ride.
(b) A dead canary.
(c) The skiing holiday.
(d) A summer storm.

3. How do Jaromil and Maman reach the lake resort?
(a) By train and buggy.
(b) By walking.
(c) By train.
(d) By car.

4. How does Maman shame Jaromil in front of her guests?
(a) Combs his hair.
(b) Asks if he's dating a common girl.
(c) Berates him for an untidy bedroom.
(d) Brushes the lint off his trousers.

5. How does Maman mourn her husband's death?
(a) Nobly.
(b) Pathetically.
(c) Like a martyr.
(d) She did not mourn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The second time that Jaromil does not make love to the university girl, what does she think?

3. In the opinion of Jaromil's uncle, why did the revolution occur?

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

5. According to the poet's father, where was the poet conceived?

(see the answer key)

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