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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 7 "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie-Anne and her mother do when they have a party?
(a) Sit cross legged on the floor
(b) Walk around barefoot
(c) Make rude remarks to whomever they do not like
(d) Ignore Franz

2. What did Tereza propose to Sabina?
(a) That they try to be friends, despite everything
(b) That she helps her find a job in photography
(c) To take nude pictures of her
(d) That she leave Tomas for good

3. What did Franz like to take part in?
(a) Getting involved with peace organizations
(b) Writing political articles
(c) Demonstrations
(d) Giving political lectures

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

5. In chapter 1, where does Franza want to take Sabina?
(a) New York
(b) Santorini
(c) Palermo
(d) Paris

Short Answer 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?

2. What world evoked in Sabina a sweet, nostalgic memory of her homeland?

3. What was Marie-Claud's reaction upon hearing of her husband's infidelity?

4. 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?

5. What does Tereza's mother appear to be casting off with her immodesty?

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