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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: Ludvik, Jaroslav, Helena.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered where the unknown girl was spending her nights?
(a) A teacher from the school in the village.
(b) The director of the farm and a chairman of the Local Council.
(c) The doctor of western Bohemia
(d) The police.

2. Who teaches Lucie about Christianity?
(a) Kostka.
(b) Marketa.
(c) Ludvik.
(d) Jaroslav.

3. Ludvik and Kostka, just before Kostka returns to the hospital, come to an ideological impasse. How long ago were they in the same position?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Fourteen years.
(d) Fifteen years.

4. Who said, "May melancholy never taint my name."?
(a) Moravia.
(b) Fucik.
(c) Zedna.
(d) Stalin.

5. How many years did Jaroslav and Ludvik share a school bench when they were younger?
(a) Five years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ludvik sits down to have a shave, what does he do?

2. How does Ludvik describe himself at university, in his second year?

3. Who helps Jaroslav's son get ready for the Ride of the Kings?

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

5. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?

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