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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Lost Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tamina work?
(a) As a waitress at a cafe.
(b) As a nanny to one of the big Communist Bosses.
(c) As a secretary to the Minister of Justice.
(d) We are not told.

2. For whom does Kundera give a personal astrological reading?
(a) Kundera's boss.
(b) A powerful Communist leader, Breznev.
(c) Khrushchev's wife.
(d) Brezhnev's wife.

3. What do Eva, Marketa and Karel frequently do?
(a) Go skiing.
(b) Attend the theater together.
(c) Have sex together.
(d) Plan political rallies.

4. What does Mama forget?
(a) To pack her pajamas.
(b) The last line of the poem.
(c) To bring her toothbrush.
(d) To cook the pasta.

5. Who is fired because of Kundera?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His father.
(c) His philosophy professor.
(d) The editor of the magazine where Kundera is working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mirek being followed?

2. For what does Mirek ask Zdena?

3. How does Tamina spend her time?

4. When did Marketa dislike her mother-in-law?

5. Why is Tamina thought to be a good listener?

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