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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the woman cleans Ludvik's face with a towel, what does Ludvik pretend?
(a) She is slapping him.
(b) He is being cleaned by someone else.
(c) She is caressing him.
(d) He is back in Prague with his regular barber.

2. Where is the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?
(a) He is in his office.
(b) He is out on lunch.
(c) He did not come to work that day.
(d) He just left and is on his way out.

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

4. What happened to Zemanek and Helena after the demonstration in Old Town Square?
(a) They parted ways.
(b) They held hands and roamed through Prague.
(c) They joined the riot.
(d) They decided to meet up after returning to University.

5. How does the narrator view the town square of his hometown after his long absence?
(a) He finds it changed from his memory.
(b) He finds it charming.
(c) He finds it beautiful.
(d) He finds it unsightly.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Helena meet Ludvik?

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

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

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