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

2. Why does Maman weep as the artist makes love to her?
(a) She knows that she is nothing more than the canvas for his ideas.
(b) She is sad that she will never marry him.
(c) She is finally ashamed of the affair.
(d) She equates him to the Apollo statue, which she had wanted to be the model of Jaromil's personality.

3. What night does Magda take her bath?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. What is Xavier's first impression of the woman in the house?
(a) Contentment.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Tiredness.
(d) Happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jaromil's classmates find most irritating about him?

2. What was the dramatic action that led to the kiss between Jaromil and the university girl?

3. What happens as Maman sees her son's physicality?

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

5. Why is 1949 an interesting year for Czech youth?

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