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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. How long did the wedding festivities last between Zemanek and Helena?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Two days.

2. What was in the bottle that Helena took?
(a) Poison.
(b) Laxatives.
(c) Stomach medicine.
(d) Headache medicine.

3. What brought Jaroslav and Ludvik together when they were young boys?
(a) They were both half-orphans.
(b) They were both very smart.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They both liked to go fishing.

4. How does the narrator of part five kill time before meeting Helena?
(a) Reads a paper and goes into a church.
(b) Sits on a bench for two hours.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Visits all the old childhood haunts.

5. Though Ludvik claims to not be a big lover of poetry, he carried three books of poetry with him. Who was the poet that authored these books?
(a) Frantisek Halas.
(b) Andre Brenton.
(c) Pavel Zajicek.
(d) MIlan Rufus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ludvik fantasize is the King, under all the costuming?

2. In what state is Helena when she finally leaves Kostka's flat a few minutes before seven?

3. What did Zemanek say to Helena in the heat of an argument when their daughter was five?

4. Jaroslav states, "It's not your __________ that condemn you to to solitude, it's your __________."

5. What is Helena's favorite word?

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