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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. 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 thinks the Latin professor will yell at him for missing class.
(d) He failed Latin class the first time he took it.

2. Why does Jaromil go to the beach with Maman and her friends?
(a) He cannot think of any excuse not to go.
(b) Maman will not leave him alone until he said yes.
(c) He wants to spend time with Maman.
(d) He thinks a day away might make him happier.

3. In desperation for a response, what does Jaromil mail to the famous poet?
(a) A grey striped dove.
(b) Twenty telephone receivers.
(c) A twenty-page letter.
(d) His own long poem written in the poet's most recent book.

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

5. Why does Jaromil imitate his peers' actions and speech as if he's in a mirror?
(a) He is a year older than they are.
(b) He has very low self-esteem.
(c) He does not know how to be his own person.
(d) He is a year younger than they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Maman sees her son's physicality?

2. Why do Jaromil's poems so often include death?

3. What happens when a classmate asks Jaromil about the redhead?

4. Why does Maman want to return to her relationship with the artist?

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

(see the answer key)

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