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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 happened in 1956 and how did it affect Helena and Zemanek?
(a) Stalin became a hero but Helena didn't like him.
(b) Stalin became a hero but Pavel didn't like him.
(c) Stalin's crimes came out, but Helena remained loyal.
(d) Stalin's crimes came out, but Pavel remained loyal.

2. How does the narrator view the town square of his hometown after his long absence?
(a) He finds it beautiful.
(b) He finds it charming.
(c) He finds it changed from his memory.
(d) He finds it unsightly.

3. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. How did Helena meet Ludvik?
(a) He had to interview her.
(b) In the gallows.
(c) At a demonstration.
(d) She had to interview him.

5. What organ does Helena have trouble with, under the slightest bit of exertion?
(a) Her lungs.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Helena believe her co-workers started disliking her?

2. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?

3. What is the name of Helena's daughter?

4. What did Zemanek start after Togliatti spoke in Old Town Square?

5. What was Helena doing at the age of eighteen?

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