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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "May melancholy never taint my name."?
(a) Zedna.
(b) Fucik.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Moravia.

2. How much longer was Kostka at University after Ludvik was expelled?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

3. Who is the narrator of the part two?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Jana.
(c) Ludvik.
(d) Helena.

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

5. Who is the narrator of part four?
(a) Jaroslav.
(b) Lucie.
(c) Marketa.
(d) Zemanek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Lucie want to return to her father?

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

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

5. What organ does Helena have trouble with, under the slightest bit of exertion?

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