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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Xavier, pp. 65-89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jaromil's father prepare for leaving home several days at a time on business trips?
(a) Maman cooks for two days ahead so he can take food with him.
(b) He spends time with Jaromil.
(c) He makes Maman do his laundry.
(d) He never gives his family warning.

2. How does Xavier use sleep?
(a) As a way of living.
(b) As a form of self-hypnosis.
(c) As a way of preparing for life.
(d) As a way of mind control training.

3. What does Xavier take as an invitation to enter the house?
(a) The woman beckoning.
(b) The open window.
(c) The open door.
(d) The husband's absence.

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

5. What does Jaromil see as the sign that his verses have true power?
(a) The emotion on his mother's face when she reads them.
(b) The poems' ability to stand on their own as independent works.
(c) His own thrill at the sounds of the words.
(d) The artist's enthusiastic reaction.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train, why does Xavier avoid his Latin professor?

2. What justification does Maman give herself for her initial infidelity?

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

4. Why does Xavier stay in the woman's room when her husband comes home?

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

(see the answer key)

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