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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chaps. 9-11, pp. 242-266.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maman have complete control of her son?
(a) By deciding what he wears and eats.
(b) By acting as both his mother and father.
(c) By being very strict with him.
(d) By controlling his emotions.

2. Why does Maman weep as the artist makes love to her?
(a) She knows that she is nothing more than the canvas for his ideas.
(b) She is finally ashamed of the affair.
(c) She equates him to the Apollo statue, which she had wanted to be the model of Jaromil's personality.
(d) She is sad that she will never marry him.

3. Why does Xavier stay in the woman's room when her husband comes home?
(a) He wants to put the woman in danger as a form of revenge.
(b) He wants to protect her from danger.
(c) He wants to confront her husband.
(d) He does not have time to leave.

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

5. Why does Maman blame Jaromil for all her troubles?
(a) He has cost her the love of every man in her life.
(b) He is too emotionally needy.
(c) She would rather blame her son as herself.
(d) She lashes out at him because he is defenseless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maman not want to go to the lake on vacation?

2. When Jaromil and the university girl are kissing in her house, what does Jaromil think about obsessively?

3. Where does Jaromil show off opinions about education which he heard from his grandfather?

4. Why does Jaromil not react to the words his mother painted for his room redecoration?

5. Why is Jaromil filled with pride after sleeping with the redhead girl?

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