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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. Where does Xavier usually go when he skips school?
(a) The Andrews Bridge.
(b) The Charles Bridge.
(c) The yellow house.
(d) To his girlfriend's house.

2. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?
(a) It would have reminded her of happier summers.
(b) She wanted her husband to go along.
(c) Jaromil did not want to go with her.
(d) She did not have enough money.

3. Why does Xavier stay in the woman's room when her husband comes home?
(a) He does not have time to leave.
(b) He wants to confront her husband.
(c) He wants to put the woman in danger as a form of revenge.
(d) He wants to protect her from danger.

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

5. According to Kundera, what is "tenderness"?
(a) Treating the woman like a child, for fear of consequences.
(b) The affection of the woman for her lover.
(c) The sheltering of a child so that he does not mature.
(d) The proper response of a parent to the child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jaromil filled with pride after sleeping with the redhead girl?

2. What does Jaromil do when the redhead catches him staring through her apartment window?

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

4. How does Xavier use sleep?

5. How does Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?

(see the answer key)

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