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

2. How did Helena meet Zemanek?
(a) On St. John's Bridge.
(b) In Old Town Square.
(c) In class at University.
(d) At the Fucik Song and Dance Ensemble.

3. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?
(a) His hotel.
(b) His old school.
(c) To see a dear friend.
(d) His mother's house.

4. Where does Kostka live?
(a) In the same hotel Ludvik is staying in.
(b) He has a room in the hospital.
(c) A two-room flat in another town 30 miles away.
(d) A bachelor flat in a new complex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?

2. Who is the narrator of the part two?

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

4. What did Zemanek start after Togliatti spoke in Old Town Square?

5. How is the local hospital in Moravia set up?

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