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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. 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) The fear that once she has an affair, she will resemble Tomas's other women
(b) Her fear that one day Tomas will not recognize her from among his many women
(c) Her need to escape her mother's world, where all bodies are equal
(d) The desire to be as strong as other women

2. What happened once Tomas followed Tereza to Prague?
(a) He fell deeper in love with her
(b) He apologized for his affairs
(c) He was happy to be back in Prague
(d) He questioned their love

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

4. What affect did the first week of the Russian occupation have on Tereza?
(a) Put her into a depression
(b) Brought her closest she'd ever been to happiness
(c) Led her to want to leave Prague for good
(d) Caused her to tremble out of fear

5. Whose quartet is based on the following two motifs: "Must it be?" "It must be."
(a) Beethoven
(b) Bach
(c) Mozart
(d) Webber

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tereza's mother marryTereza's father

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

3. After she returned home to her small Czech town, how did Tereza re-enter Tomas's life?

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

5. Why was Tomas attracted to Tereza?

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