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

2. What idea about poetry does the artist's chastisement cause in Jaromil's mind?
(a) That he is an imposter in the world of poetry.
(b) That he is talented and has great potential for success.
(c) That he had been chosen to be the instrument of the poetic ideal.
(d) That he is a worthless poet and will not succeed.

3. Why does Jaromil not speak to the cashier when she leaves the store?
(a) He does not have enough courage to approach her.
(b) She is always with a man.
(c) She is always with another girl.
(d) He prefers to walk next to her silently.

4. What is Jaromil's opinion of the redhead's family?
(a) They provide vital support for the girl.
(b) They tie to girl to the past rather than freeing her for the future.
(c) They constitute the one reason the girl will not elope with JaromiL.
(d) They prevent her from being completely immersed in his love.

5. What is Jaromil's criterion for a true poem?
(a) It must sound poetic when it is recited.
(b) It must have an established form.
(c) It must be able to stand apart from other poems.
(d) It must be read by someone other than the author.

Short Answer Questions

1. What night does Magda take her bath?

2. Why does Maman weep as the artist makes love to her?

3. What is the primary reason that Xavier runs into danger ahead of his comrades?

4. After Jaromil hears about the girl's brother, what action does he want her to take?

5. According to the janitor's son, why do policemen like to read poetry?

(see the answer key)

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