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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) His hotel.
(c) His old school.
(d) To see a dear friend.

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

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

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 doesn't know this woman.
(b) Ludvik knows the woman's younger sister.
(c) Ludvik dislikes this woman.
(d) Ludvik knows the woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

5. How did Helena meet Ludvik?

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