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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 3 "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wouldn't the magazine editor publish Tereza's photographs?
(a) They put his magazine in danger
(b) They were vulgar for his taste
(c) They were outdated
(d) He did not find them to be good enough

2. In general, what did Sabina have a longing for?
(a) Truth
(b) Love
(c) Betrayal
(d) Acceptance

3. Why did Franz like music?
(a) It helped him be less of a serious man
(b) His mother was a music lover
(c) Because it had no words
(d) Music had been part of his life since childhood

4. What did Tereza's mother forbid Tereza to do?
(a) Live with Tomas
(b) Lock the bathroom door
(c) Go out with friends
(d) Spend time alone in her room

5. Tereza has a dream where she marches around a pool of naked women who are overjoyed by their sameness. What does this part of her dream represent?
(a) Her fear that one day Tomas will not recognize her from among his many women
(b) The desire to be as strong as other women
(c) The fear that once she has an affair, she will resemble Tomas's other women
(d) Her need to escape her mother's world, where all bodies are equal

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel was Tereza reading when she went to visit Tomas?

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

3. What does Tereza's mother appear to be casting off with her immodesty?

4. Sabina did not share Franz's passion for...

5. What made Tomas jealous at the bar, where he and Tereza met with friends to celebrate Tereza's promotion?

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