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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Ludvik.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?
(a) Prague.
(b) Bratislava.
(c) Tisovec.
(d) Brno.

2. What floor does Kostka live on?
(a) The fifth floor.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The fourth floor.

3. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

4. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?
(a) Buy a new suit.
(b) Obtain something to eat.
(c) Ask an acquaintance for a discreet favor.
(d) Send a letter at the post office.

5. How is the local hospital in Moravia set up?
(a) One large building of concrete.
(b) A complex of buildings spread out.
(c) Two identical towers facing each other.
(d) A small, sad shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?

2. Where is the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

3. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?

4. What is the state of Ludvik's hotel room?

5. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?

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