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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. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what does Sabina do after she and Franz return from Rome?
(a) She asks Tomas what his future plans with her are
(b) She tells Tomas she wants to break off the relationship
(c) She moves out of her apartment
(d) She asks Tomas to move in with her

2. With regards to love, what was Sabina's nature?
(a) Standoffish
(b) Affectionate
(c) Open and honest
(d) Reserved

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

4. Tereza has a dream where she marches around a pool of naked women who are overjoyed by their sameness. What does this part of her dream represent?
(a) Her need to escape her mother's world, where all bodies are equal
(b) Her fear that one day Tomas will not recognize her from among his many women
(c) The desire to be as strong as other women
(d) The fear that once she has an affair, she will resemble Tomas's other women

5. What world evoked in Sabina a sweet, nostalgic memory of her homeland?
(a) Parks
(b) Cemetaries
(c) Gardens
(d) Churches

Short Answer Questions

1. What affect did the first week of the Russian occupation have on Tereza?

2. What is Franz's attitude when it comes to love and strength

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

4. Whose quartet is based on the following two motifs: "Must it be?" "It must be."

5. In chapter 1, where does Franza want to take Sabina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is reaching the lightness of being Sabina's goal?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 4, how does Sabina feel about her own unfairness towards the immigrants?

3. "That pendant is ugly," Marie-Claude says to Sabina. Why does she make such a remark?

4. What did the bowler hat represent for Sabina?

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

6. What did Tereza write in the letter that she'd left for Tomas in Zurich?

7. How did Tereza react to her mother's phone call telling her she had cancer and only 5 months to live?

8. Describe Tereza's mother:

9. What were books for Tereza?

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

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