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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Mama.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what is Mirek reveling?
(a) In the money he manages to get from Zdena.
(b) In his temporary freedom.
(c) In knowing now how to best blackmail Zdena.
(d) In the idea of leaving the country.

2. What is Klement Gottwald doing?
(a) Escaping through the mountains.
(b) Sliding down a mountain on skis.
(c) Stepping out on a balcony to make a speech.
(d) Crying.

3. When did Marketa dislike her mother-in-law?
(a) When Marketa and Karel lived with his parents.
(b) Never.
(c) When the mother-in-law lived with them after her husband dies.
(d) When her mother-in-law used to try to control how the grandchildren were raised.

4. What does Mirek say about Zdena's age?
(a) That she has never told him her age.
(b) That she is much younger than he is.
(c) That they are the same age.
(d) That she is older than he is.

5. What does Mama forget?
(a) To pack her pajamas.
(b) The last line of the poem.
(c) To bring her toothbrush.
(d) To cook the pasta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives while the mother-in-law is still there?

2. Why does Marketa begin to write her mother-in-law?

3. What is happening to Mirek's house when he arrives?

4. What does Mama later say about Eva?

5. What upsets Marketa about her mother-in-law?

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