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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when the book opens?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1968.

2. Who is waiting for Mirek when he arrives back home?
(a) Zdena.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) The police.

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

4. What does Zdena urge Mirek to do?
(a) Reconcile with her.
(b) Make a deal with his political party.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Leave the country.

5. What is happening to Mirek's house when he arrives?
(a) The police are searching it.
(b) It is being remodeled.
(c) It is surrounded by the militia.
(d) It is on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Klement Gottwald doing?

2. What happens when Mirek stops to have his car checked?

3. Where does Kundera remember a number of historical events happening?

4. Why is Mirek driving to see Zdena?

5. What happens to Mirek when he and Zdena break up?

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