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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Kostka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What music does Jaroslav compare to folk music?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Chamber.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Jazz.

2. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?
(a) Coffee and toast.
(b) Cocoa and two rolls.
(c) A hearty breakfast and a shot of vodka.
(d) Potato pancakes.

3. What is engraved on the silver pendant Helena wears?
(a) Stalin.
(b) A star.
(c) A heart.
(d) The Kremlin.

4. What does Helena like about Ludvik?
(a) He is changable.
(b) He is strange and mysterious.
(c) He is melancholy and artistic.
(d) He is normal and straightforward.

5. How does Helena describe Ludvik during their lunch together.
(a) Straightforward.
(b) Indirect.
(c) Verbose.
(d) Confusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far back does Jaroslav trace his beloved music back in history? Where do the musical roots begin?

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

3. Who teaches Lucie about Christianity?

4. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?

5. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?

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