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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 favor does Ludvik ask of Kostka?
(a) Ludvik asks Kostka to get him a job.
(b) Ludvik asks Kostka to lend him some clothes.
(c) Ludvik asks Kostka to buy him dinner.
(d) Ludvik asks Kostka to use his flat.

2. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?
(a) Avoid the mirror and look at the ceiling.
(b) Check his appearance in the mirror.
(c) Talk to the girl shaving him right away.
(d) Start a conversation with the man in the chair next to him.

3. What floor does Kostka live on?
(a) The fifth floor.
(b) The third floor.
(c) The second floor.
(d) The fourth floor.

4. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?
(a) Buy a new suit.
(b) Obtain something to eat.
(c) Send a letter at the post office.
(d) Ask an acquaintance for a discreet favor.

5. What happened to Zemanek and Helena after the demonstration in Old Town Square?
(a) They decided to meet up after returning to University.
(b) They joined the riot.
(c) They held hands and roamed through Prague.
(d) They parted ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?

2. As the woman cleans Ludvik's face with a towel, what does Ludvik pretend?

3. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

4. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?

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?

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