The Unbearable Lightness of Being Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1, Chapters 1-5 | Part 1, Chapters 6-10

1. Why is Tomas attracted to Tereza?

She seems like a child to him.

2. Why does Tereza stay at Tomas's home for a week during her initial visit?

She comes down with the flu.

3. After she returns home to her small Czech town, how does Tereza re-enter Tomas's life?

She phones him from the railway station and claims she is in Prague to find a job.

4. What does Sabina do to get back at Tomas for looking at his watch while they made love?

She hides one of his socks.

5. What does Tereza suffer as a result of Tomas's affairs?

Nightmares.

6. How does Tomas avoid falling in love with the women he becomes intimate with?

He never spends the night with a woman.

Part 1, Chapters 11-17

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