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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?
(a) On the anniversary of the Liberation in Old Town Square.
(b) After they married.
(c) While visiting Italy with their ensemble.
(d) At a meeting for the Youth League.

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

4. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?
(a) A nap.
(b) A conversation.
(c) A fantasy.
(d) A lie.

5. What organ does Helena have trouble with, under the slightest bit of exertion?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her lungs.
(d) Her brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?

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

5. What does Zemanek do at university?

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