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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Helena.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?
(a) Dr. Zemanek.
(b) Dr. Lucie
(c) Dr. Klara
(d) Dr. Kostka.

5. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?
(a) Start a conversation with the man in the chair next to him.
(b) Talk to the girl shaving him right away.
(c) Avoid the mirror and look at the ceiling.
(d) Check his appearance in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the part two?

2. What favor does Ludvik ask of Kostka?

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

4. Who at Helena's work station likes her?

5. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?

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