View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the encounter with the immigrants, which stirred her up quite a bit, how did Sabina react when she saw Franz sitting on a couchette?
(a) She threw her arms around him and smothered him with kisses
(b) She was relieved, sat beside him and told him what had happened earlier
(c) She hugged him and begged,
(d) She was taken aback and asked to be left alone for a few minutes

2. What desire led to Tomas's pursuit of women?
(a) pleasure
(b) possession of the world
(c) power
(d) accumulation of different experiences

3. Why was Tomas called to the editor's office?
(a) editor suggested Tomas change word order in one of the sentences
(b) editor requested the removal of one of the sentences from the article
(c) editor wanted Tomas to sign a permission slip
(d) editer wanted Tomas to cut the article to a third

4. At the party, what did Marie-Claude call Sabina's ceramic pendant?
(a) Strange
(b) Gaudy
(c) Cheap
(d) Ugly

5. What did Tereza do six to seven months after she and Tomas moved to Switzerland?
(a) Pay Sabina a visit
(b) Get a job as a photographer
(c) Return to Prague
(d) Return to live with her mother

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 2, who does the author attribute the works of the Communist regime of Central Europe?

2. When was the only time Tereza and Tomas could talk to each other when they worked opposite shifts?

3. What did Tereza remember most of Dubeck's speech, the one he made after his return from Moscow?

4. 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?

5. What Czech text was written on the poster hanging on the editor's wall?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 396 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample