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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 Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?
(a) The list of victims is in his notebook.
(b) Only one family is being targeted.
(c) He has not yet given the command for anyone to be executed.
(d) He has the list of victims memorized.

2. In looking at the Apollo statue, what does Maman hope?
(a) That Apollo will protect her son from the world.
(b) That her son will resemble the god rather than his human father.
(c) That the gods will treat her child favorably.
(d) That her son will inherit the god's divine attributes.

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

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

5. Why does Xavier constantly arrive late, no matter where he's going?
(a) He feels that a scheduled life is boring and unsurprising.
(b) His watch is always slow.
(c) He has always had trouble being punctual.
(d) He prefers to tempt fate by not scheduling things very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What justification does Maman give herself for her initial infidelity?

2. What distinctive piece of clothing does the old woman wear when she dances with Xavier?

3. How does Jaromil treat his dates with girls?

4. Why does Jaromil not speak to the cashier when she leaves the store?

5. What pleased the artist the most about Jaromil's drawings?

(see the answer key)

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