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

2. When does Helena believe her co-workers started disliking her?
(a) Helena was having multiple affairs and misleading the Party.
(b) Two co-workers were having an affair and Helena took a stand against it.
(c) Two co-workers were having an affair and Helena took their side.
(d) Helena was having an affair and misled the Party.

3. What favor does Ludvik ask of Kostka?
(a) Ludvik asks Kostka to get him a job.
(b) Ludvik asks Kostka to use his flat.
(c) Ludvik asks Kostka to buy him dinner.
(d) Ludvik asks Kostka to lend him some clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?

2. According to Helena, what does Zemanek live on?

3. What is the name of the woman who shaves Ludvik?

4. Ludvik overhears his neighbors in the hotel as soon as he is settled in. What does he learn about the neighbors?

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

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