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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Helena believe her co-workers started disliking her?
(a) Helena was having an affair and misled the Party.
(b) Two co-workers were having an affair and Helena took their side.
(c) Helena was having multiple affairs and misleading the Party.
(d) Two co-workers were having an affair and Helena took a stand against it.

2. When Marketa and Ludvik reunite at University, how does Marketa act?
(a) Exactly the same.
(b) She professes her love for Ludvik.
(c) She ignores Ludvik completely.
(d) She tells Ludvik she has another lover.

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

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

5. Zemanek and Helena were together for nearly two years when what happened?
(a) Zemanek was called before a committee and kept out of Helena's way.
(b) Zemanek asked her to marry him.
(c) Helena became pregnant.
(d) Helena was called before a committee and kept out of Zemanek's way.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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