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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franz like to take part in?
(a) Writing political articles
(b) Giving political lectures
(c) Demonstrations
(d) Getting involved with peace organizations

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

3. Why did Tereza visit Sabina's studio?
(a) To ask for a job
(b) To tell her that she and Tomas got married
(c) To confront her about her affair with Tomas
(d) To photograph her

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

5. What may have attributed to the female puppy, Karenin, falling in love wtih Tereza rather than Tomas?
(a) Tereza's attachment to the dog
(b) Tereza's familiarity with pets
(c) Tomas's long absence from home
(d) Being given a boy's name

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tereza refuse the job offer as photographer?

2. Why did Tereza stay at Tomas's home for a week during her initial visit?

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

4. In general, what did Sabina have a longing for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the word "woman" represent for Franz?

2. Describe Franz's love for Sabina.

3. What did the bowler hat represent for Sabina?

4. What happens to Franz after Sabina leaves him for good?

5. What did the dream about the naked women in the pool, who resembled each other and who were one by one executed by Tomas, represent?

6. Why does Franz take part in every possible demonstration in Paris?

7. What is Tereza's relationship with her body?

8. Describe Franz's weakness.

9. Describe Tereza's mother:

10. What argument does Tereza use when she rejects the offer to take photos of a cactus?

(see the answer keys)

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