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

2. What is the name of the woman who shaves Ludvik?
(a) Jana.
(b) Katka.
(c) Lucie.
(d) Helena.

3. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?
(a) For the Party.
(b) For Zemanek.
(c) For her own sake, for the sake of the past.
(d) For her daughter, for honor.

4. Who at Helena's work station likes her?
(a) Her boss.
(b) All the girls.
(c) Jindra.
(d) Pavel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zdena feel about Zemanek?

2. What is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

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

4. Ludvik asks Kostka for a recommendation for what service?

5. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

(see the answer key)

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