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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 does Ludvik find Kostka's flat?
(a) It is very attractive.
(b) It is overly lavish.
(c) It is sparse.
(d) It is dingy.

2. What floor does Kostka live on?
(a) The second floor.
(b) The fifth floor.
(c) The fourth floor.
(d) The third floor.

3. Ludvik and Kostka sit in Kostka's flat before he has to go back to the hospital and chat over what?
(a) Juice.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Tea.

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

5. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?
(a) Start a conversation with the man in the chair next to him.
(b) Check his appearance in the mirror.
(c) Talk to the girl shaving him right away.
(d) Avoid the mirror and look at the ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Ludvik pull out of his pocket to pay the woman for his shave?

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

3. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?

4. What is the name of the woman who shaves Ludvik?

5. What is the state of Ludvik's hotel room?

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