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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. Once Jaromil arrives at the party hosted by the cinematographer, how does he feel about his clothes?
2. Why does Jaromil agree to read in the presentation of poets?
3. How does the film begin?
4. At the beginning of Part 6, Chapter 1, what does Kundera do with the story?
5. The night of the party, what does Maman realize about the cinematographer?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Jaromil, why did he run from the window where he first saw the redheaded girl? How does this move the story forward and reveal Jaromil's personality at the same time?
2. 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?
3. After not sleeping with the cinematographer, Jaromil considers his underwear for a long time, in light of the women involved. What does he decide? How does this single piece of clothing drive so much of what he does?
4. When the girl visits the middle-aged man, she is wearing winter clothes. What does this detail reveal about the timing in the story?
5. Near the end of the book, Xavier betrays Jaromil by leaving him behind. What is the significance of this scene?
6. Why does Jaromil want to undress the redhead? How does this show his inadequate understanding of relationships?
7. What does the middle-aged man tell the girl about Jaromil? How is this story the opposite of what Jaromil ever wanted?
8. How does the author insert his own thoughts into Part 6, Chapter 1? What effect does this have on this entire part?
9. In planning the documentary about Jaromil's life, what do Maman and Jaromil reveal about themselves? What do they reveal about their relationship?
10. Kundera says that the young person can be so loyally devoted to an idea because he believes in absolutes (Part 5, Chapter 6, pg 220). How does this fit with Jaromil's personality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Xavier an important person because of the list in his notebook? How might Jaromil seek similar importance through these fantasies/dreams?
Essay Topic 2
Jaromil has realized several times that he has not entered into "real life" (Part 5, Chapter 5, pg 216). Where are the instances of this? How does this convert the book's title into a theme throughout the book?
Essay Topic 3
How does the beautiful blond girl's death prefigure Jaromil's own death? How have both people been betrayed by Xavier?
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