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

2. At the beginning of the novel, how long has the narrator been away from his home?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?
(a) "Something really beautiful."
(b) "Something very clean."
(c) "Something destructive."
(d) "Something very laughable."

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

5. Ludvik and Kostka, just before Kostka returns to the hospital, come to an ideological impasse. How long ago were they in the same position?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Fourteen years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator view the town square of his hometown after his long absence?

3. Ludvik overhears his neighbors in the hotel as soon as he is settled in. What does he learn about the neighbors?

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

5. What floor does Kostka live on?

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