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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 was Tereza training for since childhood?
(a) Stroking her the hair of the man she loved while he lay asleep
(b) During sleep, holding hands of the man she loved
(c) Falling asleep while in the embrace of the man she loves
(d) In the morning, buying breakfast for her husband

2. What novel was Tereza reading when she went to visit Tomas?
(a) The Scarlett Letter
(b) War and Peace
(c) Pride and Prejudice
(d) Anna Karenina

3. What happened to Tereza's father after her mother left him?
(a) He left town
(b) He was imprisoned
(c) He died in a car accident
(d) He remarried

4. What did Tereza suffer as a result of Tomas's affairs?
(a) Nightmares
(b) Headaches
(c) vomitting
(d) Upset stomachs

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) 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) The desire to be as strong as other women
(d) Her need to escape her mother's world, where all bodies are equal

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of Tereza's secret vice, her long looks and frequent glances in the mirror?

3. What was the one thing that Tereza's mother did not allow to exist in her home?

4. What did Tereza try to see herself through?

5. In Tereza's eyes, what did books represent?

(see the answer key)

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