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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How is the local hospital in Moravia set up?
(a) Two identical towers facing each other.
(b) One large building of concrete.
(c) A complex of buildings spread out.
(d) A small, sad shack.

4. How much money does Ludvik pull out of his pocket to pay the woman for his shave?
(a) Ten crowns.
(b) One crown.
(c) Four crowns.
(d) Five crowns.

5. After the woman giving Ludvik finishes soaping his face and gets up to retrieve the razor, Ludvick wants to look at her and realizes what?
(a) Ludvik doesn't know this woman.
(b) Ludvik dislikes this woman.
(c) Ludvik knows the woman's younger sister.
(d) Ludvik knows the woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What favor does Ludvik ask of Kostka?

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

5. What is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

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