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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 did Zemanek say to Helena in the heat of an argument when their daughter was five?
(a) They married out of Party discipline.
(b) That he believed Zdena wasn't his daughter.
(c) He was sorry they were fighting and he loves her.
(d) Everyone loves in different ways.

2. According to Ludvik, what kind of woman is Marketa?
(a) She is always joking around.
(b) She can't settle down.
(c) She takes everything seriously.
(d) She separates work and home really well.

3. Who said, "May melancholy never taint my name."?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Fucik.
(c) Zedna.
(d) Moravia.

4. When Ludvik finally goes before the plenary session of the Department of Natural Sciences, how many people speak for him?
(a) One, only Marketa.
(b) None.
(c) Three - Marketa, Zemanek and Pavel.
(d) Two, Marketa and Zemanek.

5. According to Helena, what does Zemanek live on?
(a) His morals.
(b) Applause.
(c) Drink.
(d) Hard work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Helena claim she is looking for?

3. How does the narrator view the town square of his hometown after his long absence?

4. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?

5. Though Ludvik claims to not be a big lover of poetry, he carried three books of poetry with him. Who was the poet that authored these books?

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