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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Kostka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What honor is given to Vladimir in part four?
(a) He is voted to the Youth League.
(b) He wins a motorcycle race in Brno.
(c) He breaks a school record in track.
(d) He is appointed King of the festival.

2. What event brought Ludvik and Kostka together for their first conversation?
(a) Kostka stands up for Marketa.
(b) Ludvik stands up for Kostka's religious freedom.
(c) Kostka stands up for Ludvik's intellectual freedom.
(d) Ludvik stands up for Kostka's girlfriend.

3. How long ago did Jaroslav's father die from the beginning of part four?
(a) Two years ago.
(b) Four months ago.
(c) Three weeks ago.
(d) One year ago.

4. What instrument is Jaroslav's favorite in his house, of all his possessions?
(a) The violin.
(b) The harmonium.
(c) The cello.
(d) The viola.

5. How far back does Jaroslav trace his beloved music back in history? Where do the musical roots begin?
(a) Egyptian Pyramid culture.
(b) Ancient Greece.
(c) Genghis Kahn's armies.
(d) The Hungarians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vladimir?

2. How did the children help the unknown girl?

3. What did Zemanek say to Helena in the heat of an argument when their daughter was five?

4. While Kostka is farming in western Bohemia, there are sightings of a young girl nobody knows. What do the children think she is?

5. What is the narrator doing when part four begins?

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