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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What may have attributed to the female puppy, Karenin, falling in love wtih Tereza rather than Tomas?
(a) Being given a boy's name
(b) Tereza's familiarity with pets
(c) Tomas's long absence from home
(d) Tereza's attachment to the dog

2. Why did Tereza stay at Tomas's home for a week during her initial visit?
(a) She sprained her ankle
(b) He invited her to stay
(c) She asked to stay, dreading returning to her mother's home
(d) She caem down with the flu

3. Why was Tomas attracted to Tereza?
(a) She was submissive
(b) She seemed a child to him
(c) He opened up to her like he did with no one else
(d) Her beauty was unlike any other

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

5. What did Tomas initially feel when he discovered Tereza had left for Prague?
(a) Bitterness
(b) Rage
(c) Freedom
(d) Confusion

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tereza's mother forbid Tereza to do?

2. What did Sabina do to get back at Tomas for looking at his watch while they made love?

3. Which one of the suitors did Tereza's mother choose when she was a young woman?

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

5. What happened at night that caused Tereza to fear that time of the day?

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