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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franz try to create for the woman he had fallen in love with?
(a) an adventerous lifestyle that would keep her from getting bored with him
(b) a warm and trusting atmosphere she could always turn to
(c) the perfect relationship, in order that she would never have a reason to leave him
(d) an independent space for her in his life

2. Why was Marie-Claude so rude to Sabina?
(a) To get revenge on her husband, who she knew loves Sabina
(b) To make clear to Sabina (and others) what the real balance of power was between the two of them
(c) To take revenge on Sabina, who she knew was having an affair with her husband, by embarrassing her
(d) Because that's the type of person she is

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

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

5. What made Tomas jealous at the bar, where he and Tereza met with friends to celebrate Tereza's promotion?
(a) Seeing her leaning against a colleague's shouldes as she talked to him
(b) Seeing Tereza talk to a stranger
(c) Watching Tereza dance with a colleague
(d) Noticing Tereza flirt with a colleague

6. What did Karenin hate?
(a) Walks
(b) Cold weather
(c) Change
(d) Other animals

7. What did Sabina do to get back at Tomas for looking at his watch while they made love?
(a) Hide one his socks
(b) Leave lipstick on his shirt
(c) Spray his jacket with perfume
(d) Take away his watch

8. Sabina understood Franz's...
(a) Distaste for America
(b) His desire to fight Communism
(c) His love for his wife and daughter
(d) His need to be a part of her world

9. 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) Tomas's long absence from home
(c) Tereza's attachment to the dog
(d) Tereza's familiarity with pets

10. What did Franz say about New York?
(a) Its beauty is unintentional
(b) It is very youthful
(c) The height of its buildings is disturbing
(d) Its beauty is not original

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

12. In Part 3, chapter 2, why were Sabina and Tomas touched by the sight of the bowler hat?
(a) It had been lost and only recently found
(b) It was a memnto of Sabrina's father and grandfather
(c) It reminded tehm of Prague
(d) It connected them to the depth of their friendship

13. What was the first piece of furniture Franz ever bought for himself?
(a) Table
(b) Couch
(c) Desk
(d) Bed

14. 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?
(a) She threw her arms around him and smothered him with kisses
(b) She hugged him and begged,
(c) She was taken aback and asked to be left alone for a few minutes
(d) She was relieved, sat beside him and told him what had happened earlier

15. What did Tereza's mother when she found Tereza's diary
(a) Threw it in the garbage
(b) Read it at the dinner table
(c) Passed it along to her friends
(d) Shared it with her husband

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Franz do during sex that Sabina disliked?

3. Why was Tomas attracted to Tereza?

4. What is the command Tomas uses on both Sabina and Tereza?

5. Why wouldn't the magazine editor publish Tereza's photographs?

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