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

2. How did the engineer respond to Tereza's resistance?
(a) He became frustrated and hostile
(b) He asked her if she wanted to stop
(c) He soothed her by stroking her face
(d) He pressed himself onto her even harder

3. The difference between Tereza and other women is that Tereza had come to Tomas...
(a) innocent
(b) untouched
(c) with confidence
(d) uncovered

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

5. What type of work did Tomas do on the farm?
(a) vet
(b) drove a truck
(c) looked after the cows
(d) raised pigs

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tomas hint to the doctor after he informed him that he would not retract his statement?

2. Why did Tereza respond as she did to the engineer's advances?

3. Who does Franz end up belonging to in death?

4. What did Tereza see in the crow's solitude and desolation?

5. What was the incident that Tomas could not recall with his lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Simon's relationship with his mother.

2. In the end, Tereza knows she has reached her goals. What are her goals?

3. What causes Tereza to suspect the engineer was sent by the secret police?

4. In Part 5, Chapter 12, what incident with one of his lovers, who he always took to his friend's house, causes Tomas to be appalled?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 13, Tereza has a dream where she admits to the executioner that it wasn't her choice to come to the hill to die. Has she subconsciously renounced responsibility for her actions in order to proceed with what she wants to do?

6. What does the ambassador tell Tereza is the three functions of the secret police?

7. Prior to suggesting they move there, what experience has Tereza had with country life?

8. How do people react as Tomas tries to decide whether or not to retract his article?

9. In Part 5, Chapter 10, what distinguishes the women who looks like a giraffe and a stork from others?

10. In Part 7, Chapter 4, why does Tereza think that her love for Karenin is better than the love between her and Tomas?

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