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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tomas's son write a letter to Tomas when they were living in the country?
(a) he wanted his father to know his wife and children
(b) he missed him terribly
(c) he wanted to visit him
(d) he wanted his father to focus his eyes on his life

2. What did Tereza feel she was doing by going to the engineer's house?
(a) She was breaking free from Tomas
(b) She was following Tomas's command
(c) She was changing her life for good
(d) She was deceiving Tomas

3. When asked to sign the letter, why didn't Tomas give the secret policeman an immediate and unconditional "no"?
(a) he wanted time to convince himself to sign
(b) he was afraid of losing his job
(c) He feared they would print the statement with or without his consent
(d) he wanted to first talk it over with Tereza

4. What privilege did Tomas want to grant Karenin that was forbidden to humans?
(a) death in the guise of his loved ones
(b) euthanasia
(c) unconditional love
(d) a peaceful death

5. What did the man from the Ministry want from Tomas?
(a) to sign a letter
(b) to tell the truth about who the editor was
(c) to make a public apology
(d) to transfer to another clinic

6. The author describes kitsch as the absolute denial of
(a) ugliness
(b) betrayal
(c) shit
(d) untruth

7. In Part 5, Chapter 2, who does the author attribute the works of the Communist regime of Central Europe?
(a) enthusiasts who wanted power
(b) criminals who were after wealth
(c) enthusiasts convinced they had disvoered the only road to paradise
(d) criminals who cared only about themselves

8. In Part 5, Chapter 25, why was it impossible for Tereza and Tomas to spend the night at the little town outside of Prague?
(a) all its street signs were taken from Russian geography and history
(b) the hotel where they normally stayed resembled a miniature Russia
(c) the town was still very affected by the days of the Soviet invasion
(d) the town's sign posts had disappeared because during the invasion people pulled them down

9. At the end of the novel, Tereza feels that if she really had loved Tomas with a great love, she would have...
(a) been more appreciative of his love
(b) allowed Tomas to resume his medical practice
(c) stuck it out with him abroad
(d) not been jealous of his affairs

10. In Part 5, Chapter 28, on their way back to Prague, what did Tereza brood about?
(a) If she should pay the engineer a visit
(b) Why the engineer never returned to the bar
(c) Naked pictures of her and the engineer
(d) Tomas's continuous fidelity

11. What was Tereza's and Tomas's love supported on?
(a) Her sense of justice
(b) Her honesty
(c) Her fidelity
(d) Her innocent ways

12. The image of the abandoned child Tomas had of Tereza reflected on which ancient myth?
(a) Sophocles' Antigone
(b) Sophocles' Electra
(c) Sophocles' Philoctetes
(d) Sophocles' Oedipus

13. In Part 4, Chapter 8, what did Tereza know had become of her and Tomas?
(a) He grew more and more distant as time went on
(b) They had become a burdon on each other
(c) Their love had died
(d) She had become a burdon on him

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tomas catch Tereza do that upset him?

2. In Part 6, Chapter 11, who does Sabina claim is her enemy?

3. What was Tomas promised if he made the retraction?

4. What path did Simon take that he believed his father secretly agreed with?

5. What expression did Tomas have, when concentrating, that he saw in his son?

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