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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. To what does Jaromil poetically compare Magda?
(a) Earth and stability.
(b) Ice and cruelty.
(c) Water and sorrow.
(d) Fire and passion.

2. In Part III, Chapter 19, how does Jaromil get a fever?
(a) He stands on the balcony of a girl's apartment in the snow.
(b) He visits the university girl when she is sick.
(c) He sits on a park bench with the university girl.
(d) He takes a walk around the snowy town without wearing winter clothes.

3. What are the four students singing about while on the train?
(a) Their train ride.
(b) The skiing holiday.
(c) A dead canary.
(d) A summer storm.

4. As the story reveals, what is in store for the famous poet?
(a) Ostracization from society.
(b) Sudden death.
(c) Jaromil's hatred.
(d) Painful death.

5. Why does the girl come to see the man rather than going home?
(a) None of her family members are still alive.
(b) She never wants to go home again.
(c) The thought of going home depresses her.
(d) He is the only person she can trust anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jaromil feel that the girl belongs to him completely?

2. What is the last thing Jaromil ever sees?

3. Who was Jaromil's first and greatest friend?

4. When Jaromil wants to recite poetry to the redhead, what disturbing thought occurs to him?

5. Who is most upset that the bus stop was moved two blocks away from the villa?

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