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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 3 "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tereza do six to seven months after she and Tomas moved to Switzerland?
(a) Return to Prague
(b) Get a job as a photographer
(c) Pay Sabina a visit
(d) Return to live with her mother

2. What novel was Tereza reading when she went to visit Tomas?
(a) The Scarlett Letter
(b) War and Peace
(c) Anna Karenina
(d) Pride and Prejudice

3. What did Tereza's mother forbid Tereza to do?
(a) Go out with friends
(b) Lock the bathroom door
(c) Spend time alone in her room
(d) Live with Tomas

4. Why wouldn't the magazine editor publish Tereza's photographs?
(a) He did not find them to be good enough
(b) They were outdated
(c) They put his magazine in danger
(d) They were vulgar for his taste

5. What may have attributed to the female puppy, Karenin, falling in love wtih Tereza rather than Tomas?
(a) Tereza's familiarity with pets
(b) Tomas's long absence from home
(c) Being given a boy's name
(d) Tereza's attachment to the dog

Short Answer Questions

1. What affect did the first week of the Russian occupation have on Tereza?

2. What happened at night that caused Tereza to fear that time of the day?

3. Tereza has a dream where she marches around a pool of naked women who are overjoyed by their sameness. What does this part of her dream represent?

4. Sabina did not share Franz's passion for...

5. Why did Tereza refuse the job offer as photographer?

(see the answer key)

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