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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Mama.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marketa not feel threatened by Eva?
(a) Because Eva is not looking for a relationship.
(b) Because Eva loves Marketa.
(c) Because Eva is not good looking.
(d) Because Eva freely shares all things.

2. What do Market and Karel tell each other when they move out of his parents' home?
(a) That his parents were so kind to let them stay there, they'd like to return the favor someday.
(b) That it was a nightmare to live there.
(c) They want to live as far away from his mother as possible.
(d) That it was sad they had to move.

3. 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.

4. When does Marketa begin to write her mother-in-law?
(a) When they need money.
(b) When her mother-in-law begins to write Marketa.
(c) When her mother-in-law's husband dies.
(d) She does not write her mother-in-law.

5. What will Clementis later be considered?
(a) A dictator.
(b) A hero.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A crackpot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mama start to doubt?

2. When did Mama learn the poem?

3. Why does Mama get embarrassed?

4. What does Mirek say about Zdena's age?

5. What is the subject of the poem?

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