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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 the artist show Maman that he is not interested in a relationship with her?
(a) Tells her he does not want to see her again.
(b) Tells her everything about his girlfriend.
(c) Shows her new paintings of his girlfriend.
(d) Treats her like a friend when she goes to his apartment.

2. During the Marxist debate which Jaromil attends, how does one person cause a distraction?
(a) Periodically sniffing a wilted lily.
(b) Elbowing the girl next to him whenever the speaker makes a good point.
(c) Reading random sections of Marx's writing.
(d) Tapping his foot against his chair leg.

3. When Jaromil and the university girl are kissing in her house, what does Jaromil think about obsessively?
(a) His early curfew.
(b) The girl's breath.
(c) His torn shirt cuff.
(d) Turning off the light.

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

5. Why is 1949 an interesting year for Czech youth?
(a) They have no idea how to implement their ideas for the future.
(b) They have destroyed the past but have no future.
(c) Their jubilance is both voluntary and mandatory.
(d) Their Marxist ideas are taking hold more quickly than they ever expected.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What justification does Maman give herself for her initial infidelity?

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

4. What puzzles Jaromil about the artist's poetry critiques?

5. Why is the famous poet booed by the audience after he reads a poem?

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