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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. Where did Tomas and Tereza meet?
(a) Hotel restaurant where Tereza worked
(b) Bar where Tomas hung out during his work breaks
(c) Train stattion where Tomas was departing for Prague
(d) Hotel where they were both staying

2. Why was Marie-Claude so rude to Sabina?
(a) Because that's the type of person she is
(b) To take revenge on Sabina, who she knew was having an affair with her husband, by embarrassing her
(c) To make clear to Sabina (and others) what the real balance of power was between the two of them
(d) To get revenge on her husband, who she knew loves Sabina

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

4. Why was Tomas attracted to Tereza?
(a) She seemed a child to him
(b) Her beauty was unlike any other
(c) He opened up to her like he did with no one else
(d) She was submissive

5. What did Sabina unexpectedly meet in the village church?
(a) Beauty
(b) God
(c) Happiness
(d) Faith

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tereza remember most of Dubeck's speech, the one he made after his return from Moscow?

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

3. What term did Tereza use to express how she felt about life with her family?

4. What did Sabina like to do when she felt low?

5. What did Franz say about New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sabina's views on conflict?

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

3. In Part 4, Chapter 3, describe the meeting of the the crowd of umbrellas in the street which Tereza encounters.

4. 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?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what did Tomas struggle with after Tereza returned to her small Czech town?

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

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

8. Describe Tereza's mother:

9. In Part 3, Chapter 4, what is the immigrant's reaction to Sabina's behavior?

10. What were Tereza's dreams about?

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