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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the woman cleans Ludvik's face with a towel, what does Ludvik pretend?
(a) She is caressing him.
(b) He is being cleaned by someone else.
(c) He is back in Prague with his regular barber.
(d) She is slapping him.

3. Ludvik and Kostka sit in Kostka's flat before he has to go back to the hospital and chat over what?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Juice.

4. How does Ludvik feel about the differences between himself and Kostka?
(a) Ludvik gets very angry with Kostka.
(b) Ludvik hates to argue with Kostka.
(c) Ludvik really dislikes Kostka.
(d) Their differences endear Kostka to Ludvik.

5. What is the name of the narrator's hometown?
(a) Brno.
(b) Bratislava.
(c) Prague.
(d) Moravia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the part two?

2. What does Helena claim she is looking for?

3. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?

4. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?

5. What does Zemanek do at university?

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