View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?
(a) At a meeting for the Youth League.
(b) After they married.
(c) While visiting Italy with their ensemble.
(d) On the anniversary of the Liberation in Old Town Square.

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 knows the woman.
(c) Ludvik doesn't know this woman.
(d) Ludvik dislikes this woman.

5. What is Helena doing the evening of the beginning of part two?
(a) Mending clothes all night.
(b) Going to bed early.
(c) Cleaning her house until the dawn.
(d) Staying up late to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?

2. What does Ludvik think of this woman's voice who shaved him?

3. What is the name of the narrator of the first section of the novel?

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

5. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 330 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample