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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chaps. 9-11, pp. 242-266.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Maman returns home early one evening while the redhead is visiting, what does she pretend is happening?
(a) Jaromil is disobeying a house rule and the redhead must leave.
(b) She is having a heart attack in the kitchen.
(c) She is sick and needs Jaromil to take care of her.
(d) The redhead is having cramps and needs her help.

3. What does the theme of the long poem reveal about Jaromil's thoughts?
(a) He is obsessed with a woman's body.
(b) He is afraid he will never find true love.
(c) He longs for death.
(d) He is afraid of a woman's body.

4. Why does Maman blame Jaromil for all her troubles?
(a) He is too emotionally needy.
(b) She lashes out at him because he is defenseless.
(c) He has cost her the love of every man in her life.
(d) She would rather blame her son as herself.

5. Why does Maman push away her husband's hand when he wants to make love?
(a) She wants to punish him for humiliating her.
(b) She knows that she no longer loves him.
(c) She suspects that he was cheating.
(d) She wants him to apologize for humiliating her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jaromil's criterion for a true poem?

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

3. Why does the newspaper editor not want to publish Jaromil's poems?

4. Why is Jaromil jealous of the redhead?

5. Who is most upset that the bus stop was moved two blocks away from the villa?

(see the answer key)

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