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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many empty chairs are at the barber where Ludvik goes to get a shave?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. What does the river in Moravia look like?
(a) Viscous clay.
(b) It is full of fish.
(c) Crystal clear water.
(d) It has dried up completely.

4. As a student, where did Ludvik hold an important post?
(a) Justice of Collegiate Students.
(b) League of University Students.
(c) Sect of Young Marxists.
(d) Society of Students.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

2. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?

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

4. What does Helena like about Ludvik?

5. What happened in 1956 and how did it affect Helena and Zemanek?

(see the answer key)

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