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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jaroslav meet his future wife?
(a) She cared for his sick father.
(b) She danced in his ensemble.
(c) She tended a farm next door to Jaroslav.
(d) She mended his clothes in a shop.

2. 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 a stand against it.
(c) Two co-workers were having an affair and Helena took their side.
(d) Helena was having multiple affairs and misleading the Party.

3. Where is Marketa sent, at the end of her first year at university?
(a) A two-year trip to study plants.
(b) Italy for a week to scout for new leadership.
(c) A two-week Party training session.
(d) A month in Paris to study Marxism.

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) It is an old man traveling alone, talking to himself.
(c) They are a small family of three.
(d) They are a man and a woman.

5. In what state is Helena when she finally leaves Kostka's flat a few minutes before seven?
(a) Lucid.
(b) Sober.
(c) Secure.
(d) Drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the local hospital in Moravia set up?

2. What does Ludvik order for lunch with Helena?

3. When did Helena move to Prague?

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

5. Who is the narrator of part four?

(see the answer key)

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