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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. How does Maman view her love for the young engineer?
(a) As a passing fling.
(b) As the preface for the love for her child.
(c) As her life's consuming passion.
(d) As a revolt against her parents' prosaic lives.

2. Why does Xavier leave the beautiful woman?
(a) The world becomes even more beautiful because it came at the cost of her love.
(b) His life is much more difficult than she can ever bear.
(c) He loves her but not enough to fight her husband for her.
(d) He no longer loves her.

3. Why does Jaromil not speak to the cashier when she leaves the store?
(a) He does not have enough courage to approach her.
(b) He prefers to walk next to her silently.
(c) She is always with a man.
(d) She is always with another girl.

4. What is the artist's opinion about Jaromil's drawings of headless women?
(a) Jaromil's drawings reflect a fear of women.
(b) Jaromil does not acknowledge humanity.
(c) Jaromil does not have enough talent to draw portraits.
(d) The environments of the pictures do not acknowledge humanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maman's attitude about her affair?

2. Why does Jaromil begin taking lesson from the art teacher?

3. What is the redhead's perception of Jaromil's interest in her?

4. Why does Xavier constantly arrive late, no matter where he's going?

5. To Jaromil, what determines a woman's beauty?

(see the answer key)

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