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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Helena.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Helena, what does Zemanek live on?
(a) His morals.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Applause.
(d) Drink.

2. 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) Fourteen years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Seven years.

3. Why is Helena going to Moravia?
(a) To do a feature on the Ride of the Kings.
(b) To do a feature on the gallows.
(c) She made up a reason to get closer to Ludvik.
(d) She made up a reason to get away from Ludvik.

4. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?
(a) A locket with Helena's picture on it.
(b) A locket with Zemanek's picture on it.
(c) A locket with Stalin's picture on it.
(d) A locket with a picture of the Kremlin on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helena meet Ludvik?

2. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?

3. 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?

4. Where is the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

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

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