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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. Where does Xavier usually go when he skips school?
(a) The yellow house.
(b) To his girlfriend's house.
(c) The Charles Bridge.
(d) The Andrews Bridge.

2. What is Xavier's first impression of the woman in the house?
(a) Tiredness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Melancholy.

3. Why is the famous poet booed by the audience after he reads a poem?
(a) He is too old to be part of the future.
(b) His words no longer relate to the world.
(c) His ideas are not Marxist enough.
(d) The young audience simply identifies him with their parents.

4. What is the silver-haired poet's attitude toward the poetry reading in the auditorium?
(a) He is a young person moving toward the future.
(b) He is too good for the young people who have gathered.
(c) He is grateful to Marxism for bringing such disparate people together.
(d) He deserves to be honored for his poetic achievements.

5. How does Xavier know that there will be no executions the day he hears shots fired?
(a) He has the list of victims memorized.
(b) Only one family is being targeted.
(c) The list of victims is in his notebook.
(d) He has not yet given the command for anyone to be executed.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the famous poet appear on the street?

2. What are the four students singing about while on the train?

3. What does Jaromil do when the redhead catches him staring through her apartment window?

4. According to Jaromil, how do socialism and love interact?

5. While kissing the old woman, why does Xavier turn on the light?

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