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

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

3. What did Tomas say is much more important than sending petitions to a president?
(a) writing articles
(b) leading demonstrations
(c) performing surgery on people
(d) digging a half-buried crow out of the ground

4. In Part 5, Chapter 7, Tomas recalls how after leaving Zurich for Prague, he felt he...
(a) was destined to always remain with Tereza
(b) he should have run away from his cage, not return to it
(c) had been led to Tereza by a chain of laughable coincidences
(d) did not really love Tereza

5. What did Tereza see in the crow's solitude and desolation?
(a) that the world was a cruel place
(b) a reflection of her own fate
(c) that the world was a lonely place
(d) that it was a good thing not to have children

Short Answer Questions

1. Sabina liked America...

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

3. How did Tomas describe the editor to the man from the Ministry?

4. At the engineer's house, what made Tereza feel as though TOmas had purposely left a trace?

5. What was Tomas promised if he made the retraction?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Once she's in his home, how does Tereza behave that announces she does not condone what is happening (the lovemaking) between her and the engineer?

4. What does the article about the dogs being summarily shot in Russia signify for Tereza?

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

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

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

8. Was Tomas right in not having signed the petition?

9. What is "kitsch?"

10. What does Franz realize at the end of his trip to Cambodia?

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