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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Ludvik.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator of the part two?
(a) Helena.
(b) Jana.
(c) Ludvik.
(d) Pavel.

3. What does Ludvik's group, marked by their black insignia, work on every morning?
(a) The roads.
(b) The mines.
(c) The hospitals.
(d) The sewers.

4. At the end of her first year at university, Marketa is sent away by who?
(a) Her professor.
(b) Ludvik.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The Comrades.

5. Who narrates part three of "The Joke"?
(a) Ludvik.
(b) Marketa.
(c) Lucie.
(d) Ostrava.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helena doing at the age of eighteen?

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

3. What organ does Helena have trouble with, under the slightest bit of exertion?

4. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?

5. Zemanek and Helena were together for nearly two years when what happened?

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