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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Kostka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?
(a) A nap.
(b) A fantasy.
(c) A lie.
(d) A conversation.

2. Why is Helena going to Moravia?
(a) To do a feature on the Ride of the Kings.
(b) To do a feature on the gallows.
(c) She made up a reason to get away from Ludvik.
(d) She made up a reason to get closer to Ludvik.

3. When did Ludvik meet Marketa?
(a) Around 1945
(b) Around 1940.
(c) Around 1958.
(d) Around 1948.

4. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?
(a) Coffee and toast.
(b) Potato pancakes.
(c) A hearty breakfast and a shot of vodka.
(d) Cocoa and two rolls.

5. How did Helena meet Ludvik?
(a) He had to interview her.
(b) She had to interview him.
(c) At a demonstration.
(d) In the gallows.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Vladimir?

3. How old was Kostka's child when he was made to decide his stance on religion in the Party?

4. What was Lucie caught stealing before she left Ostrava?

5. What happened to Zemanek and Helena after the demonstration in Old Town Square?

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