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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chaps. 7-8, pp. 225-242.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is most upset that the bus stop was moved two blocks away from the villa?
(a) The organizer of the poetry recitation.
(b) The pretty cinematographer.
(c) The middle-aged woman.
(d) The man with the wooden leg.

2. While Jaromil is answering questions about love and socialism, what is he most conscious of?
(a) The presence of the silver-haired poet.
(b) The fact that he is only reciting the words of his artist teacher.
(c) Dark eyes watching him from the audience.
(d) Maman's imagined disappointment over his answers.

3. Why does Xavier leave the beautiful woman?
(a) He no longer loves her.
(b) The world becomes even more beautiful because it came at the cost of her love.
(c) His life is much more difficult than she can ever bear.
(d) He loves her but not enough to fight her husband for her.

4. What does Jaromil hang on the wall in his room?
(a) A portrait of his father.
(b) A portrait of his mother.
(c) His parents' wedding picture.
(d) A portrait of Karl Marx.

5. What boosts Jaromil's confidence before the poetry reading at the police academy?
(a) Maman recently praised him for his poetry.
(b) He is the youngest and therefore the face of the future.
(c) Five of his poems were recently published.
(d) The janitor's son has complete assurance in his poetic ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Xavier's first impression of the woman in the house?

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

3. What distinctive piece of clothing does the old woman wear when she dances with Xavier?

4. Part 4, Chapter 1 begins with an anecdote about which poet?

5. Why does Jaromil not speak to the cashier when she leaves the store?

(see the answer key)

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