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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 is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?
(a) Dr. Lucie
(b) Dr. Klara
(c) Dr. Kostka.
(d) Dr. Zemanek.

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

3. Helena believes that there is no split between what?
(a) Public and private selves.
(b) Politics and morals.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Church and state.

4. Ludvik overhears his neighbors in the hotel as soon as he is settled in. What does he learn about the neighbors?
(a) They are a large family of five.
(b) They are a small family of three.
(c) It is an old man traveling alone, talking to himself.
(d) They are a man and a woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Helena move to Prague?

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

3. Where was Ludvik summoned the day after he returned to his post at University in his third year?

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

5. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?

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