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

2. In what state is Helena when she finally leaves Kostka's flat a few minutes before seven?
(a) Sober.
(b) Secure.
(c) Lucid.
(d) Drunk.

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

4. What does Ludvik want to do at the very beginning of part seven?
(a) Leave for Brno.
(b) Move back to Moravia.
(c) Leave for Prague.
(d) Leave for Ostrava.

5. What does the narrator of part five really want for breakfast before meeting Helena?
(a) Yogurt and fruit.
(b) A hearty breakfast and a shot of vodka.
(c) Coffee and toast.
(d) A red-eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of garland did Vlasta wear in her hair on her wedding day?

2. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?

3. What year did Kostka meet Ludvik?

4. Where do Helena and Ludvik go after running around the woods and Helena sings, "Oh brightly shines the sun in our garden..."?

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

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