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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. Why is Mirek ashamed of Zdena?
(a) She is ugly.
(b) She has a loud, grating voice.
(c) She has bad table manners.
(d) She is uneducated.

2. For what does Mirek ask Zdena?
(a) Custody of their child.
(b) Money.
(c) A recommendation for a job.
(d) His love letters.

3. What is Mirek being followed?
(a) Someone warns the police he is going to kill Zdena.
(b) He has bodyguards in another car.
(c) He is considered an enemy of the state.
(d) He stole the car he is driving.

4. What happens to Mirek when he and Zdena break up?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He marries someone else.
(c) Good things.
(d) Bad things.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Mirek when he arrives back home?

2. What year is it when the book opens?

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

4. Why does Clementis give Gottwald a fur cap?

5. What happens to Mirek and his son?

(see the answer key)

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