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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. After Sabina settled in Paris, what were her thoughts about Franz?
(a) She wished he had never publicized their affair
(b) She felt guilty for having left him without a word
(c) She was sorry to have been so impatient with him
(d) She imagined the possibility of them one day uniting

6. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what does Sabina do after she and Franz return from Rome?
(a) She asks Tomas what his future plans with her are
(b) She tells Tomas she wants to break off the relationship
(c) She asks Tomas to move in with her
(d) She moves out of her apartment

7. Why wouldn't the magazine editor publish Tereza's photographs?
(a) They were vulgar for his taste
(b) They were outdated
(c) He did not find them to be good enough
(d) They put his magazine in danger

8. How did Sabina feel about Franz having told his wife of their affair?
(a) Angry
(b) Happy
(c) Relieved
(d) Burdoned

9. Why was Tomas attracted to Tereza?
(a) He opened up to her like he did with no one else
(b) She seemed a child to him
(c) She was submissive
(d) Her beauty was unlike any other

10. 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

11. How did Tomas avoid falling in love with the women he became intimate with?
(a) He only met the women at their place
(b) He would stop seeing a woman after 3 encounters
(c) He would not see any woman more than once a month
(d) He never spent the night with a woman

12. What incident led Franz to tell his wife about his affair?
(a) Having an incredible urge to change his life
(b) His wife disrespecting him at the party
(c) Hearing his wife's remarks about Sabina's pendant
(d) Wanting to spend the rest of his life with Sabina

13. Why did Tomas oppose Tereza visiting her mother when she heard she had cancer?
(a) He disliked her mother and worried she'd cause trouble between him and Tereza
(b) He knew Tereza was lying.
(c) He feared Tereza was using this as an excuse to leave him
(d) He discovered her mother was lying.

14. Franz had given up scores of women because of what misunderstanding?
(a) He thought being a virtuous and faithful man would help improve his marriage
(b) He thought his wife had been faithful to him
(c) He was afraid he could not keep a secret
(d) He had been affraid of wounding his wife

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What feelings did Sabina portray towards the immigrants she sat with?

2. What did Tereza try to see herself through?

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

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

5. In Part 4, Chapter 6, looking in the mirror, why did Tereza feel disgusted by her body?

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