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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 does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?
(a) Kostka was cold to Ludvik.
(b) Kostka was pleasant to Ludvik, but excused himself quickly.
(c) Kostka did not want to see Ludvik.
(d) Kostka is glad to see Ludvik.

2. When Ludvik was a young boy in school, financial troubles almost prevented his continuing education. Who saved Ludvik in the eleventh hour?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. 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) He was sorry they were fighting and he loves her.
(c) That he believed Zdena wasn't his daughter.
(d) Everyone loves in different ways.

4. What kind of garland did Vlasta wear in her hair on her wedding day?
(a) Sage.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Rosemary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many mothers sit in a semi-circle in the simulated baptism in part five?

2. Who gave Helena the pendant she wears?

3. What does Helena like about Ludvik?

4. What was the last thing Ludvik said after leaving his meeting with the board?

5. Who at Helena's work station likes her?

(see the answer key)

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