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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The night of the party, what does Maman realize about the cinematographer?
2. How does the film begin?
3. How does Maman destroy the intimacy between Jaromil and herself?
4. During the argument between Jaromil and the party guest, why do the other guests burst out laughing?
5. The last time the man and girl had seen each other, what had they talked about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Maman is disillusioned about the cinematography girl after the girl does not invite her to the party. How does this show the similarity between Maman and the girl?
2. What happens when Jaromil recites his poems to the audience of police members? How does this compare to the hopes he has had?
3. Why does Jaromil want to undress the redhead? How does this show his inadequate understanding of relationships?
4. What is Maman's opinion about the redheaded girl? How does her reaction perpetuate the cycle of her own relationship with Jaromil?
5. How does the author insert his own thoughts into Part 6, Chapter 1? What effect does this have on this entire part?
6. What are Jaromil's hopes for the two women in his life? What does this show about his understanding of both women?
7. After not sleeping with the cinematographer, Jaromil considers his underwear for a long time, in light of the women involved. What does he decide? How does this single piece of clothing drive so much of what he does?
8. How is the girl a different person from when she went into the prison? How is she more like Jaromil had been?
9. During the party at the cinematography girl's apartment, how does Jaromil's clothing reflect his state of mind?
10. When the girl visits the middle-aged man, she is wearing winter clothes. What does this detail reveal about the timing in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the beautiful blond girl's death prefigure Jaromil's own death? How have both people been betrayed by Xavier?
Essay Topic 2
Is Jaromil's jealousy of the redhead's body acceptable? How is he acting toward her in the same way that Maman acts toward him?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance in very few names? Who has a name and what importance does this convey?
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