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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What boosts Jaromil's confidence before the poetry reading at the police academy?
2. What does the redhead claim that she did when she had a doctor's appointment?
3. To Jaromil, what does Xavier represent?
4. According to Kundera, why is lyricism immature?
5. What is Jaromil's opinion of the redhead's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What arguments do Jaromil and the redhead have concerning their families? How does this illustrate Jaromil's juvenile mindset?
2. "History does not always make a dramatic entrance, it often seeps through every-day life like dirty dishwater. In our story, History makes its appearance in the guise of underwear" (Part 5, Chapter 8, pg 239). What does this mean in the context of Jaromil's story?
3. As it is painfully revealed in Part 5, Chapters 4 - 6, why do Maman and Jaromil struggle to live together? What does this say about their relationship as mother and son?
4. During the party at the cinematography girl's apartment, how does Jaromil's clothing reflect his state of mind?
5. "Only a real poet knows how lonely it is inside the mirrored house of poetry" (Part 7, Chapter 1, pg 289). Where else does the reader see mirrors in the story, and how does this sentence relate to Jaromil's life?
6. How does the author insert his own thoughts into Part 6, Chapter 1? What effect does this have on this entire part?
7. What are Jaromil's hopes for the two women in his life? What does this show about his understanding of both women?
8. When Jaromil is angry at the redhead for being fifteen minutes late, what change ensues in their relationship? How does this mark a turning point in Jaromil's development as a person?
9. After a period of estrangement from Maman, why is Jaromil ready to make peace with her? How do the two of them have very different perceptions of this reconciliation?
10. The group of poets, Jaromil among them, is invited to speak at the police academy in the countryside. What is the irony of this situation and what does it say about the ideals they espouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the beautiful blond girl's death prefigure Jaromil's own death? How have both people been betrayed by Xavier?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance in very few names? Who has a name and what importance does this convey?
Essay Topic 3
How do the colors of people's clothing give clues about their place in Jaromil's life? What about the colors of clothing in Xavier's life? How are the colors similar or different between the two lives?
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