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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. What did Franz's words about love and strength do to Sabina?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what does Sabina do after she and Franz return from Rome?

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

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what did Sabina say to the distinguished immigrant that upset him?

5. What did Tereza do with half of the undeveloped roll of films?

Short Essay Questions

1. For Franz, what is music?

2. What were Tereza's dreams about?

3. What is Tereza's relationship with her body?

4. What were books for Tereza?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 3, describe the meeting of the the crowd of umbrellas in the street which Tereza encounters.

6. What did the bowler hat represent for Sabina?

7. How did Tomas ensure that erotic friendship never grew into the aggression of love?

8. How does Franz expect Marie-Claude to react to his confession about his affairs and how does she actually respond?

9. Do you think that Tomas and Tereaz met by chance or by fate?

10. What is Sabina's views on conflict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you were living in Prague during the invasion, would you have fled the country? Where would you have gone? Would you have stayed for the love of your country and fellowmen knowing you may lose your job?

Essay Topic 2

When making decisions, Tereza and Tomas do not really look long term.

1. By retiring into the country, does Tomas and Tereza draw forth their death? Could they have subconsciously wanted to die? If so, what would each of their reasons have been?

2. Had they not died, could they have had a happy relationship? Why or why not?

3. Why didn't Tomas refuse to go to the country? Given the political situation of the country, did Tomas and Tereza have any other option? Overall, would you consider Tereza selfish in her actions? Cite 3 examples.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the three options to write about:

1. The influence of women on the various characters: Tereza's mother on Tereza, Franz's mother on Franz, Tomas's wife on Tomas and Simon's mother on Simon.

2. The influence of communism on the various characters: Tomas, Sabina, Simon, Tereza.

3. The result of infidelity on Tereza, Tomas, Sabina, Franz and Marie-Claude.

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