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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Franz like to take part in?

2. What was the first piece of furniture Franz ever bought for himself?

3. Who did Franz respect and worship?

4. What did Franz do during sex that Sabina disliked?

5. With regards to love, what was Sabina's nature?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Franz's weakness.

2. Why does Franz take part in every possible demonstration in Paris?

3. What were books for Tereza?

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

5. How does Franz expect Marie-Claude to react to his confession about his affairs and how does she actually respond?

6. Describe Franz's love for Sabina.

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

8. 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?

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

10. What were Tereza's dreams about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tomas is a surgeon out of a deep passion and desire.

1. How many times does Tomas jeopardize his career? Cite the incidences where TOmas chooses a route that takes him further and further away from his career.

2. Tomas descends from one job to another, but he claims to Tereza at the end that he is happy. Is Tomas truly happy or pretending to be so? Cite 3 incidences that support your theory.

3. Had Tomas remained in Zurich, where his career as a surgeon flourished, would he have been better off? Or was he destined to be with Tereza and didn't really have a choice? Cite 3 incidences from the book that support your theory.

Essay Topic 2

If you were living in Prague during the invasion, would you have fled the country? Where would you have gone? Would you have stayed for the love of your country and fellowmen knowing you may lose your job?

Essay Topic 3

Would you have signed the petition to grant amnesty to all political prisoners? Why or why not? Do you agree with Tomas's reasons not to have signed the petition? What is your overall opinion about petitions?

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