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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 12, the author states that love begins with a...
(a) metaphor
(b) a poetic scene
(c) a surrender
(d) happy memories

2. How did Tomas's hospital colleagues react when he saw Tomas at the window shop?
(a) happy
(b) ashamed
(c) sympathetic
(d) encouraging

3. How did Tereza feel about Tomas's son?
(a) she was upset Tomas had never mentioned him before
(b) she wanted Tomas to invite him over
(c) she prefered they let him alone
(d) she wanted to go visit him and his family

4. What desire led to Tomas's pursuit of women?
(a) possession of the world
(b) accumulation of different experiences
(c) power
(d) pleasure

5. What had Simon done since childhood?
(a) believe that his mother was the victim in the relationship
(b) searched for his father
(c) be angry with his father
(d) forgave his father's wrongdoings

6. What type of work did Tomas do on the farm?
(a) vet
(b) looked after the cows
(c) raised pigs
(d) drove a truck

7. When did Tomas realize the strange man was interrogating him?
(a) when he asked to meet him alone after work
(b) when he asked him very personal questions
(c) when he asked for the editor's name
(d) when he offered him a job with the government

8. In Part 5, Chapter 23, Tomas has a dream of a woman he'd never met before, who was...
(a) is strong like his mother
(b) resembles Tereza in appearance but not in personality
(c) the woman of his dreams
(d) resembles Sabina

9. In Part 5, chapter 19, what did the editor say to Tomas when he approached him?
(a) Don't try the old-pals act on us!
(b) If you talk to us, you'll face interrogation!
(c) Watch out! We're being filmed!
(d) Careful! Don't come any closer!

10. What episode proved that Tomas was as tired mentally as physically - from having too many erotic engagements?
(a) forgetting about an engagement he had made that same day
(b) running into one of his recent lovers and not recognizing who she was
(c) scheduling an engagement on a Sunday, Tereza's and his only day off
(d) Get sick at one of the woman's homes

11. Why did Franzy initially reject the invitation to march in Cambodia?
(a) he wanted to start living for a real cause
(b) he didn't want to leave his mistress alone
(c) his mistress's eyes were begging him not to go
(d) he did not believe going to Cambodia could make a difference

12. Approximately how many women had Tomas known?
(a) four hundred
(b) a hundred
(c) Two hundred
(d) Fifty

13. What did Tereza's suggestion about moving to the country do to Tomas?
(a) depressed
(b) enthusiastic
(c) rejuvenated
(d) old

14. What did Tereza see in the crow's solitude and desolation?
(a) a reflection of her own fate
(b) that it was a good thing not to have children
(c) that the world was a cruel place
(d) that the world was a lonely place

15. The man who visited Tomas at the clinic where Tomas was a general practitioner introduced himself as...
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Culture
(c) Ministry of the Interior
(d) Ministry of Health

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 7, Tomas recalls how after leaving Zurich for Prague, he felt he...

2. For Karenin, everything that came from Tereza was...

3. Sabina liked America...

4. What did the man from the Ministry want from Tomas?

5. How did the engineer respond to Tereza's resistance?

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