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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 kind of verbs does Jaromil love?
2. When Maman is embarrassed about her dress in front of Jaromil, what does she change into?
3. How does the film begin?
4. What personal aspect was considered a political crime during Jaromil's time?
5. During the filming, how does Maman push Jaromil back into the role of a young child?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happens when Jaromil recites his poems to the audience of police members? How does this compare to the hopes he has had?
3. What is Maman's opinion about the redheaded girl? How does her reaction perpetuate the cycle of her own relationship with Jaromil?
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. What are Jaromil's hopes for the two women in his life? What does this show about his understanding of both women?
6. Why does Jaromil want to undress the redhead? How does this show his inadequate understanding of relationships?
7. Near the end of the book, Xavier betrays Jaromil by leaving him behind. What is the significance of this scene?
8. "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?
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. During the party at the cinematography girl's apartment, how does Jaromil's clothing reflect his state of mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though the idea of running does not appear until the end of Part III, how is it present throughout the book? How does the desire to run guide many choices that the characters make?
Essay Topic 2
What element causes Jaromil's death? How is this suited to his life? What does it mean that at the end he looked into his own face, and what horror is added in that moment?
Essay Topic 3
Find examples of older people in love with younger. How does this fit the Freudian theme of Jaromil with his mother? What is the significance in the fact that Xavier cannot undress the old woman?
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