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

2. Why does Jaromil like the girl in the white coat who works at the store?
(a) She reminds him of his old maid, Magda.
(b) She has a great revolutionary spirit.
(c) She looks like his mother when she was young.
(d) He is attracted to women who wear white.

3. During the summer, why is Jaromil alone?
(a) The university girl left town.
(b) Maman is rarely home.
(c) His grandma died and the house is nearly empty.
(d) He has alienated all his friends.

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

5. What do Jaromil's classmates find most irritating about him?
(a) He does not join in any of their games.
(b) He has more money than they do.
(c) Mother love clings to everything he has.
(d) He received more Christmas presents than any of them did.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jaromil especially proud of the slogan "No churches"?

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

3. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?

4. How does Maman mourn her husband's death?

5. What does Jaromil hang on the wall in his room?

(see the answer key)

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