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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Jaroslav.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helena doing at the age of eighteen?
(a) Schoolwork.
(b) Espionage.
(c) Raising her child.
(d) In the gallows.

2. What did Zemanek say to Helena in the heat of an argument when their daughter was five?
(a) He was sorry they were fighting and he loves her.
(b) That he believed Zdena wasn't his daughter.
(c) Everyone loves in different ways.
(d) They married out of Party discipline.

3. What is the name of the narrator of the first section of the novel?
(a) Helena.
(b) Jaroslav.
(c) Ludvik.
(d) Milan.

4. Once Ludvik lost the rights to his University studies he expected to be notified of what compulsory service?
(a) Sanitation.
(b) Education.
(c) Construction.
(d) Military.

5. Where was Ludvik summoned the day after he returned to his post at University in his third year?
(a) The Station of the League of Students.
(b) Stalin's Command Center.
(c) The District Party Headquarters.
(d) The Party Pentagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Ludvik claims to not be a big lover of poetry, he carried three books of poetry with him. Who was the poet that authored these books?

2. What is Jaroslav particularly fond of, as he details in part four?

3. What does Helena's co-workers say about her at work?

4. What instrument is Jaroslav's favorite in his house, of all his possessions?

5. When did Helena move to Prague?

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