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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7: The Poet Dies, pp. 289-307.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jaromil begin taking lesson from the art teacher?
(a) He thought the art teacher would make a good father.
(b) Maman took an interest in the art teacher.
(c) He was tired of drawing people with dogs' heads.
(d) His art was consistently mediocre.

2. Why is Jaromil jealous of the redhead?
(a) He suspects that she is cheating.
(b) She will not tell him where she got the flowers on the table.
(c) Because her doctor sees her body.
(d) She receives letters from a man he does not know.

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

4. What is the last thing Jaromil ever sees?
(a) Great fear in his mother's face.
(b) Love in his mother's face.
(c) His father's portrait.
(d) His hand lying on the quilt.

5. What personal aspect was considered a political crime during Jaromil's time?
(a) Depravity.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Extravagance.
(d) Elegance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disguise does Jaromil use for treating the redhead with cruelty?

2. After the debate in the artist's apartment, how does Jaromil know he is no longer welcome there?

3. According to Kundera, what is "the first precondition of freedom" (Part III, Chapter 18, pg 121)?

4. What boosts Jaromil's confidence before the poetry reading at the police academy?

5. According to the poet's father, where was the poet conceived?

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