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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helena claim she is looking for?
(a) New ideals.
(b) A new political party.
(c) Love.
(d) New dreams.

2. What is the name of the narrator of the first section of the novel?
(a) Milan.
(b) Ludvik.
(c) Jaroslav.
(d) Helena.

3. What does Ludvik think of this woman's voice who shaved him?
(a) It is very formal and cold.
(b) It is the voice he recognizes most.
(c) It is very soothing.
(d) It is the voice of a stranger.

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

5. Once Ludvik lost the rights to his University studies he expected to be notified of what compulsory service?
(a) Military.
(b) Construction.
(c) Sanitation.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?

2. What does Ludvik's group, marked by their black insignia, work on every morning?

3. What movie does Ludvik end up watching in his pursuit of the person he is following on his weekend alone?

4. When did Helena move to Prague?

5. After a disappointing leave in pursuit of the infamous 'Candlestick,' Ludvik decides the same weekend as Stana's wedding to go off on his own. Who does Ludvik meet this weekend?

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