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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the river in Moravia look like?
(a) It is full of fish.
(b) Crystal clear water.
(c) Viscous clay.
(d) It has dried up completely.

3. Ludvik overhears his neighbors in the hotel as soon as he is settled in. What does he learn about the neighbors?
(a) They are a large family of five.
(b) They are a man and a woman.
(c) They are a small family of three.
(d) It is an old man traveling alone, talking to himself.

4. The day following their one-day reunion, Ludvik phones Marketa. What happens?
(a) A stranger tells Ludvik that Marketa moved to Bratislava.
(b) Marketa makes a date with him that weekend.
(c) A stranger tells Ludvik that Marketa moved to Prague.
(d) Marketa makes a date with him that night.

5. Helena believes that there is no split between what?
(a) Church and state.
(b) Public and private selves.
(c) Politics and morals.
(d) Husband and wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how long has the narrator been away from his home?

2. What is the name of the narrator's hometown?

3. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?

4. What happened in 1956 and how did it affect Helena and Zemanek?

5. What does Ludvik's group, marked by their black insignia, work on every morning?

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