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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. When the engineer undressed Tereza, how did she respond?
(a) Neutral
(b) She resisted him
(c) She asked him to stop
(d) She assisted him

2. In Part 7, Chapter 6, what animal does Tereza dream of?
(a) a mouse
(b) a rabbit
(c) a horse
(d) a dog

3. In Part 4, Chapter 8, what did Tereza know had become of her and Tomas?
(a) They had become a burdon on each other
(b) Their love had died
(c) He grew more and more distant as time went on
(d) She had become a burdon on him

4. At the engineer's house, what made Tereza feel as though TOmas had purposely left a trace?
(a) Sophocles' Philoctetes
(b) Sophocles' Antigone
(c) Sophocles' Electra
(d) Sophocles' Oedipus

5. Why did Tomas's son write a letter to Tomas when they were living in the country?
(a) he wanted his father to focus his eyes on his life
(b) he wanted his father to know his wife and children
(c) he wanted to visit him
(d) he missed him terribly

Short Answer Questions

1. In Tereza's dream, what did Karenin give birth to?

2. In Part 5, Chapter 7, Tomas recalls how after leaving Zurich for Prague, he felt he...

3. What did Tereza refuse to bring along on her walk with Tomas and Karenin?

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

5. When asked to sign the letter, why didn't Tomas give the secret policeman an immediate and unconditional "no"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kundera claims that the way Tomas rushes into the decision to leave the clinic seems rather odd. He asks, could it perhaps conceal something else, something deeper that escapes Toma s's reasoning? What is the answer to his question?

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

3. Kundera writes, whenever a single political movement corners power, we find ourselves in the realm of totalitarian kitsch. What does he mean by the word "totalitarian?"

4. All her life Sabina had proclaimed kitsch her enemy. But, Kundera asks, hasn't she in fact been carrying it with her?

5. After making love to the engineer, what does Tereza desire to do?

6. Does Tomas make a mistake by returning to Prague from Zurich?

7. What is at stake if Tomas does not retract the article he wrote?

8. Describe Tomas's experience as a window washer.

9. What did Tereza worry would happen if Tomas found out about her affair with the engineer?

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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