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Questions 1-5 of 25:

What does Ludvik order for lunch with Helena? (from Part Five: Ludvik)

Chicken and vegetables with another round of rye.

Fried cheese.

Roulade of beef and another round of rye, with a soda chaser.

Local bean stew and beer.

Who finally broke Lucie of her fear of physical intimacy? (from Part Six: Kostka)

Kostka.

Jaroslav.

Ludvik.

Vladmir.

Where is Marketa sent, at the end of her first year at university? (from Part Three: Ludvik)

Italy for a week to scout for new leadership.

A two-week Party training session.

A two-year trip to study plants.

A month in Paris to study Marxism.

How does Ludvik describe himself at university, in his second year? (from Part Three: Ludvik)

A man at one with the regime.

A man with one goal.

A man of many faces.

A man in love with one woman.

Where does Kostka believe Ludvik is living, figuratively? (from Part Six: Kostka)

Heaven.

Hell.

Purgatory.

Limbo.

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