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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 happens as Maman sees her son's physicality?
(a) She becomes even more revolted by physicality.
(b) Her tenderness increases.
(c) She begins to question her sexuality.
(d) She begins to accept her own physicality.

2. Why does Jaromil write so many poems about women's bodies?
(a) He wants to immortalize the body of his first lover.
(b) He is obsessed with how women's bodies look.
(c) The body is beyond the reach of his understanding.
(d) He wants to establish himself as a romantic poet.

3. What does Maman do with the books that the artist loans her?
(a) Does not read them.
(b) Reads them openly as a sign of her new love.
(c) Asks Jaromil to read them so she doesn't have to.
(d) Reads them secretly for fear that Jaromil will recognize them.

4. 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.

5. On the train, why does Xavier avoid his Latin professor?
(a) He has not been to class in a long time.
(b) His Latin professor does not like him.
(c) He failed Latin class the first time he took it.
(d) He thinks the Latin professor will yell at him for missing class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maman's attitude about her affair?

2. What is the first time Jaromil's words save him from punishment?

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

4. How does Xavier use sleep?

5. When do Jaromil's parents redecorate his room?

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