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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jaromil filled with pride after sleeping with the redhead girl?
(a) She thinks he is experienced.
(b) She does not ask questions about his inexperience.
(c) She relieved him of his virginity.
(d) She is strikingly beautiful.

2. To Jaromil, what determines a woman's beauty?
(a) Her body.
(b) Her spirit.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her hands.

3. In looking at the Apollo statue, what does Maman hope?
(a) That her son will inherit the god's divine attributes.
(b) That Apollo will protect her son from the world.
(c) That her son will resemble the god rather than his human father.
(d) That the gods will treat her child favorably.

4. Why is Jaromil especially proud of the slogan "No churches"?
(a) He hates the idea of God.
(b) The youth of today do not need to be burdened by religion.
(c) The statement erases two thousand years of history.
(d) Church reminds him of his mother.

5. During the Marxist debate which Jaromil attends, how does one person cause a distraction?
(a) Reading random sections of Marx's writing.
(b) Tapping his foot against his chair leg.
(c) Elbowing the girl next to him whenever the speaker makes a good point.
(d) Periodically sniffing a wilted lily.

6. How is the university girl different from any other girl Jaromil has known?
(a) She gives him complete liberty with her body.
(b) She does not want him to meet her family.
(c) She barely lets him touch her.
(d) She only lets him kiss her when no one else is around.

7. Why does Maman weep as the artist makes love to her?
(a) She is finally ashamed of the affair.
(b) She is sad that she will never marry him.
(c) She knows that she is nothing more than the canvas for his ideas.
(d) She equates him to the Apollo statue, which she had wanted to be the model of Jaromil's personality.

8. What does Jaromil write in his diary about the night he was supposed to lose his virginity?
(a) A thorough description of the university girl.
(b) Lots of exclamation marks.
(c) Several paragraphs about the essence of becoming a man.
(d) A detailed account of his emotional state.

9. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?
(a) It would have reminded her of happier summers.
(b) Jaromil did not want to go with her.
(c) She wanted her husband to go along.
(d) She did not have enough money.

10. After the debate in the artist's apartment, how does Jaromil know he is no longer welcome there?
(a) The artist's guests ignore Jaromil and resume their conversation.
(b) The artist locks the door behind him when he leaves.
(c) The artist asks him not to come back.
(d) The artist gives him a stern look rather than a verbal response.

11. On the train, why does Xavier avoid his Latin professor?
(a) He failed Latin class the first time he took it.
(b) He has not been to class in a long time.
(c) His Latin professor does not like him.
(d) He thinks the Latin professor will yell at him for missing class.

12. How does Maman have complete control of her son?
(a) By deciding what he wears and eats.
(b) By acting as both his mother and father.
(c) By controlling his emotions.
(d) By being very strict with him.

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

14. What pleased the artist the most about Jaromil's drawings?
(a) The original inner world that they revealed.
(b) The amount of time and care that went into them.
(c) Jaromil's own modesty when presenting them.
(d) The high degree of talent which they exhibited.

15. What was the dramatic action that led to the kiss between Jaromil and the university girl?
(a) Running from the police.
(b) Jaromil falling off the porch steps.
(c) The police light flashing through the trees.
(d) The girl dropping her briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Xavier usually go when he skips school?

2. Why do Jaromil's drawings favor dogs?

3. What is unusual about Xavier's presence at the blond girl's funeral?

4. What does Maman do with the books that the artist loans her?

5. Why does Jaromil walk through the world with a feeling of guilt?

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