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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Helena move to Prague?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1949.

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

3. What does Helena like about Ludvik?
(a) He is melancholy and artistic.
(b) He is changable.
(c) He is strange and mysterious.
(d) He is normal and straightforward.

4. Where does Kostka believe Ludvik is living, figuratively?
(a) Limbo.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Hell.

5. What is the narrator doing when part four begins?
(a) Eating.
(b) Daydreaming.
(c) Writing.
(d) Working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor is given to Vladimir in part four?

2. What year did Kostka meet Ludvik?

3. What kind of garland did Vlasta wear in her hair on her wedding day?

4. Where did Zemanek go at the beginning of part two?

5. What kind of headstone marked the grave of Ludvik's mother?

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