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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 15-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tereza's mother appear to be casting off with her immodesty?
(a) Youth and beauty
(b) Her daughter Tereza's modest ways
(c) An old fashioned mentality
(d) The communist regime's ways

2. Which was NOT one of the fortuities that gave Tereza the courage to leave home and change her fate?
(a) A necklace
(b) The number 6
(c) Beethoven
(d) The book

3. What happened to Franz when he started living alone in a tiny flat?
(a) He eventually gained the respect of his wife and daughter
(b) He stopped loving Sabina and met someone else
(c) He stopped being a little boy
(d) He gained the admiration of Sabrina

4. Why did Tereza respond as she did to the engineer's advances?
(a) She didn't want the engineer to fall in love with her
(b) She hoped to quickly get through the experience
(c) She refused to take any responsibility for what was happening
(d) She wanted to stop herself from making a mistake

5. What is the meaning of Tereza's secret vice, her long looks and frequent glances in the mirror?
(a) A desire to be admired by men
(b) A yearning to physically fit into society
(c) A longing to be a body unlike other bodies
(d) A longing to be as beautiful as her mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first piece of furniture Franz ever bought for himself?

2. Why did Tereza refuse the job offer as photographer?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what did Sabina say to the distinguished immigrant that upset him?

4. With regards to love, what was Sabina's nature?

5. When they were living in Zunich, what incident caused Tereza to pack her suitcase, take Karenin and leave for Prague while Tomas was at work?

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