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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tereza do six to seven months after she and Tomas moved to Switzerland?
(a) Get a job as a photographer
(b) Return to live with her mother
(c) Return to Prague
(d) Pay Sabina a visit

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

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

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

5. What does Franz worry about daily?
(a) His wife having an affair
(b) His wife leaving him
(c) His wife finding about his mistress
(d) His mistress leaving him

6. Whose quartet is based on the following two motifs: "Must it be?" "It must be."
(a) Beethoven
(b) Mozart
(c) Webber
(d) Bach

7. What is the meaning of Tereza's secret vice, her long looks and frequent glances in the mirror?
(a) A longing to be a body unlike other bodies
(b) A yearning to physically fit into society
(c) A desire to be admired by men
(d) A longing to be as beautiful as her mother

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

9. Why did Tereza refuse the job offer as photographer?
(a) She had no interest photographing cactuses
(b) She was afraid her job would keep her away from Tomas
(c) She wanted a more prestegious job
(d) She didn't like the woman editor at the magazine

10. What did Tereza's mother forbid Tereza to do?
(a) Go out with friends
(b) Lock the bathroom door
(c) Spend time alone in her room
(d) Live with Tomas

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

12. In his lifetime, Franz has never...
(a) Fought anyone
(b) Lost a fight
(c) Wanted to fight
(d) Won a fight

13. What did Franz's words about love and strength do to Sabina?
(a) Disqualify him from her life
(b) Caused her to trust him more than any man she'd ever known
(c) Caused her to question his love
(d) Made him more attractive in her eyes

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

15. What happened to Franz when he started living alone in a tiny flat?
(a) He gained the admiration of Sabrina
(b) He eventually gained the respect of his wife and daughter
(c) He stopped loving Sabina and met someone else
(d) He stopped being a little boy

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tereza visit Sabina's studio?

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

3. What did Tomas initially feel when he discovered Tereza had left for Prague?

4. When they were living in Zunich, what incident caused Tereza to pack her suitcase, take Karenin and leave for Prague while Tomas was at work?

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

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