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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?
(a) A nap.
(b) A fantasy.
(c) A conversation.
(d) A lie.

2. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?
(a) Kostka was cold to Ludvik.
(b) Kostka did not want to see Ludvik.
(c) Kostka is glad to see Ludvik.
(d) Kostka was pleasant to Ludvik, but excused himself quickly.

3. What does Zemanek do at university?
(a) Lecture on Marxism.
(b) Lecture on math.
(c) Lecture on Stalin.
(d) Lecture on history.

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

5. After a separation in which Marketa fares far better than Ludvik, he sends her something to hurt her. What is it that he sends Marketa?
(a) A photograph of Stalin.
(b) A joke on a postcard.
(c) A poem in a letter.
(d) A joke in letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zdena feel about Zemanek?

2. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?

3. The day following their one-day reunion, Ludvik phones Marketa. What happens?

4. How did Helena meet Zemanek?

5. What did Zemanek start after Togliatti spoke in Old Town Square?

(see the answer key)

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