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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. What happens when a classmate asks Jaromil about the redhead?
(a) He replies that she is a casual acquaintance.
(b) He refuses to answer the question, out of embarrassment.
(c) He replies that she is the love of his life.
(d) He replies that she is his cousin.

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

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

4. Who was the first man the redheaded girl slept with?
(a) A fellow student at the university.
(b) A childhood friend.
(c) An older man in her village.
(d) A middle-aged man in the city.

5. What is the highest point of happiness which Jaromil reaches so far in his life?
(a) The reconciliation with his mother after their fight.
(b) A girl resting her head on his shoulder.
(c) His father's memorial service as a war hero.
(d) Sleeping with the girl he met at dancing class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the redhead's perception of Jaromil's interest in her?

2. Why does Maman take her husband's picture off the wall?

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

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

5. What happens as Maman sees her son's physicality?

(see the answer key)

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