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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who shaves Ludvik?
(a) Jana.
(b) Lucie.
(c) Helena.
(d) Katka.

2. According to Helena, what does Zemanek live on?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Applause.
(c) Drink.
(d) His morals.

3. What do Ludvik and Helena drink while waiting for lunch?
(a) Rye.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Slivovitz.
(d) Rum.

4. How does Zdena feel about Zemanek?
(a) She is impartial to him.
(b) She loathes him.
(c) She likes him enough to get by.
(d) She worships him.

5. What does Helena like about Ludvik?
(a) He is melancholy and artistic.
(b) He is changable.
(c) He is strange and mysterious.
(d) He is normal and straightforward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ludvik think of this woman's voice who shaved him?

2. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?

3. What honor is given to Vladimir in part four?

4. Who is the narrator of part four?

5. Why is Helena going to Moravia?

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