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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 Xavier leave the beautiful woman?
(a) The world becomes even more beautiful because it came at the cost of her love.
(b) He loves her but not enough to fight her husband for her.
(c) His life is much more difficult than she can ever bear.
(d) He no longer loves her.

2. What happens when a classmate asks Jaromil about the redhead?
(a) He replies that she is his cousin.
(b) He replies that she is a casual acquaintance.
(c) He replies that she is the love of his life.
(d) He refuses to answer the question, out of embarrassment.

3. How do Jaromil and Maman reach the lake resort?
(a) By car.
(b) By train and buggy.
(c) By train.
(d) By walking.

4. How long has it been since the middle-aged man saw the girl who rang his doorbell?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Eight years.

5. Which famous composer's music is played at the blond girl's funeral?
(a) Mozart's.
(b) Beethoven's.
(c) Chopin's.
(d) Bach's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the artist begin loaning books to Jaromil?

2. Symbolically, what role does Maman want to play in Jaromil's life?

3. Why is revolution an exciting prospect to young people?

4. How does Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?

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

(see the answer key)

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