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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Tereza's eyes, what did books represent?
(a) An emblem of the secret brotherhood
(b) A world of intellectuals
(c) A fair and just world
(d) A secret world of schools

2. For Sabina, what did the bowler hat NOT represent?
(a) A sentimental object while she was abroad
(b) Reminder of a forgotten grandfather
(c) Memento of her father
(d) Reminder of the men whom she'd loved

3. Which was NOT one of the fortuities that gave Tereza the courage to leave home and change her fate?
(a) The book
(b) A necklace
(c) The number 6
(d) Beethoven

4. Why did Tereza's mother marryTereza's father
(a) She loved him
(b) She got pregnant
(c) She wanted to leave her father's home
(d) She was the best option of her suitors

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What affect did the first week of the Russian occupation have on Tereza?

2. What did Sabina like to do when she felt low?

3. Where did Tomas and Tereza meet?

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

5. What happened to Tereza's father after her mother left him?

(see the answer key)

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