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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. Why does Maman want to return to her relationship with the artist?
(a) She had betrayed him out of a sense of mere loyalty to her husband.
(b) She feels trapped at home with her widowed mother.
(c) She is lonely and does not have anyone else to turn to.
(d) She misses him more than she ever thought she would.

3. As the story reveals, what is in store for the famous poet?
(a) Ostracization from society.
(b) Painful death.
(c) Sudden death.
(d) Jaromil's hatred.

4. In confiding to Jaromil, what does Maman say is her greatest love?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Family life and stability.
(c) Literature.
(d) Her son.

5. What is Jaromil's first long poem about?
(a) A man who suddenly realizes he is old.
(b) Young lovers who are reunited.
(c) The tragedy of love that is realized too late.
(d) Death that comes early for a young man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maman feel guilty about her husband's death?

2. What night does Magda take her bath?

3. Why does the artist begin loaning books to Jaromil?

4. What is the silver-haired poet's attitude toward the poetry reading in the auditorium?

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

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