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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Ludvik pull out of his pocket to pay the woman for his shave?
(a) Four crowns.
(b) Ten crowns.
(c) One crown.
(d) Five crowns.

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

3. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?
(a) Bratislava.
(b) Tisovec.
(c) Brno.
(d) Prague.

4. After the woman giving Ludvik finishes soaping his face and gets up to retrieve the razor, Ludvick wants to look at her and realizes what?
(a) Ludvik knows the woman's younger sister.
(b) Ludvik dislikes this woman.
(c) Ludvik doesn't know this woman.
(d) Ludvik knows the woman.

5. At the beginning of the novel, how long has the narrator been away from his home?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?

2. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

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

4. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?

5. How does Ludvik find Kostka's flat?

(see the answer key)

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