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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Ludvik.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. Where does Kostka live?
(a) A bachelor flat in a new complex.
(b) In the same hotel Ludvik is staying in.
(c) A two-room flat in another town 30 miles away.
(d) He has a room in the hospital.

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

4. What does Ludvik think of this woman's voice who shaved him?
(a) It is very formal and cold.
(b) It is very soothing.
(c) It is the voice of a stranger.
(d) It is the voice he recognizes most.

5. What is the state of Ludvik's hotel room?
(a) Cosy; very well furnished.
(b) Comfortable; a firm bed.
(c) Sparse; not exactly attractive.
(d) Welcoming; two chairs at the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ludvik feel about the differences between himself and Kostka?

2. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?

3. What floor does Kostka live on?

4. What is the name of the narrator's hometown?

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

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