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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 15-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which was NOT one of the fortuities that gave Tereza the courage to leave home and change her fate?
(a) The number 6
(b) A necklace
(c) Beethoven
(d) The book

2. What did Tereza remember most of Dubeck's speech, the one he made after his return from Moscow?
(a) The trembling of his voice
(b) His words which carried much humiliation
(c) The awful pauses in the middle of his sentences
(d) His courageous tone

3. After the encounter with the immigrants, which stirred her up quite a bit, how did Sabina react when she saw Franz sitting on a couchette?
(a) She was taken aback and asked to be left alone for a few minutes
(b) She threw her arms around him and smothered him with kisses
(c) She was relieved, sat beside him and told him what had happened earlier
(d) She hugged him and begged,

4. When the engineer undressed Tereza, how did she respond?
(a) She assisted him
(b) Neutral
(c) She asked him to stop
(d) She resisted him

5. What did Tereza do the moment after she had sex with the engineer?
(a) Think of suicide
(b) Sob in his arms
(c) Beg him not to tell anyone
(d) Spit in his face

Short Answer Questions

1. In Tereza's eyes, what did books represent?

2. How did Sabina feel about Franz having told his wife of their affair?

3. What does Tereza's mother appear to be casting off with her immodesty?

4. What feelings did Sabina portray towards the immigrants she sat with?

5. What did Sabina refuse to do in life?

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