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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. Who did Franz respect and worship?
(a) His wife
(b) His daughter
(c) His mother
(d) Sabina

2. Which one of the suitors did Tereza's mother choose when she was a young woman?
(a) The most manly
(b) The one who recited verses
(c) The wittiest
(d) The most athletic

3. At the party, what did Marie-Claude call Sabina's ceramic pendant?
(a) Cheap
(b) Ugly
(c) Gaudy
(d) Strange

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

5. In Part 4, Chapter 6, looking in the mirror, why did Tereza feel disgusted by her body?
(a) It reminded her of her mother
(b) It made her feel like a weak child
(c) Compared to other women in the spa, she had very small breasts with large nipples
(d) It didn't have the power to become the only body in Tomas's life

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tereza propose to Sabina?

2. With regards to love, what was Sabina's nature?

3. What did Tereza suffer as a result of Tomas's affairs?

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

5. What happened to Franz when he started living alone in a tiny flat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Franz's weakness.

3. How did Tomas ensure that erotic friendship never grew into the aggression of love?

4. What were books for Tereza?

5. Describe Tereza's mother:

6. What is Sabina's views on conflict?

7. What did Tereza feel when she stood naked in front of Sabina as Sabina photographed her?

8. Do you think that Tomas and Tereaz met by chance or by fate?

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

10. For Franz, what is music?

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