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

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

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

4. Why is Jaromil especially proud of the slogan "No churches"?
(a) The youth of today do not need to be burdened by religion.
(b) He hates the idea of God.
(c) The statement erases two thousand years of history.
(d) Church reminds him of his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the famous poet appear on the street?

2. Why does Jaromil not react to the words his mother painted for his room redecoration?

3. What does Xavier find most compelling about the woman in the house?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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