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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Poet Masturbates, Chaps. 1-14, pp.93-114.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jaromil agonizes over his hair. What kind of hair does he have?
(a) Dark, thick hair.
(b) Very curly hair.
(c) Soft, blond hair.
(d) Thin, brown hair.

2. What distinctive piece of clothing does the old woman wear when she dances with Xavier?
(a) A dark red sweater.
(b) A purple blouse.
(c) A yellow dress.
(d) A dark blue dress.

3. What is unusual about Xavier's presence at the blond girl's funeral?
(a) He knows nearly half of the other mourners.
(b) He is not at all sad that she died.
(c) He attended the funeral although he did not truly love her.
(d) He is the only one who knows what caused her death.

4. Why does Maman feel guilty about her husband's death?
(a) She had inadvertently caused his death.
(b) The news of his death had not made her sad.
(c) She does not miss him because she has Jaromil.
(d) She had been unfaithful to him while he was involved in the underground mission.

5. What do Jaromil's classmates find most irritating about him?
(a) He does not join in any of their games.
(b) He has more money than they do.
(c) He received more Christmas presents than any of them did.
(d) Mother love clings to everything he has.

Short Answer Questions

1. What puzzles Jaromil about the artist's poetry critiques?

2. How do Jaromil and Maman reach the lake resort?

3. When do Jaromil's parents redecorate his room?

4. Who or what is the real source of Jaromil's poetic inspiration?

5. To Jaromil, what determines a woman's beauty?

(see the answer key)

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