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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only person Lucie related her past to is Kostka. Who is the only person Kostka told?
(a) Ludvik.
(b) The director of the state-farm.
(c) Marketa.
(d) Jaroslav.

2. How long ago did Jaroslav's father die from the beginning of part four?
(a) Four months ago.
(b) Two years ago.
(c) Three weeks ago.
(d) One year ago.

3. How old was Kostka's child when he was made to decide his stance on religion in the Party?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) One year old.
(d) Three years old.

4. When Ludvik was a young boy in school, financial troubles almost prevented his continuing education. Who saved Ludvik in the eleventh hour?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

5. How did Ludvik feel about Helena after their first meeting?
(a) He respected journalists even more.
(b) He wanted to throw her out of his office.
(c) He was very attracted to her.
(d) He didn't feel anything.

6. How far back does Jaroslav trace his beloved music back in history? Where do the musical roots begin?
(a) Egyptian Pyramid culture.
(b) Genghis Kahn's armies.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) The Hungarians.

7. According to Ludvik, what is the one good feature about newspapers?
(a) The journalists.
(b) They spread the news.
(c) The uses for leftover newspaper.
(d) They make no noise.

8. Ludvik sees an old friend at the simulated baptism. What is the old friend's name?
(a) Helena.
(b) Kovalik.
(c) Jaroslav.
(d) Lucie.

9. Who finally broke Lucie of her fear of physical intimacy?
(a) Jaroslav.
(b) Ludvik.
(c) Vladmir.
(d) Kostka.

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

11. What instrument is Jaroslav's favorite in his house, of all his possessions?
(a) The cello.
(b) The viola.
(c) The violin.
(d) The harmonium.

12. After Helena arrives in Moravia, where does she go first?
(a) The milk bar.
(b) The church.
(c) Her hotel.
(d) The cafeteria.

13. What was Lucie caught stealing before she left Ostrava?
(a) Milk from a shepherd.
(b) Flowers from a graveyard.
(c) Clothes from a laundry.
(d) Food from children.

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

15. While Kostka is farming in western Bohemia, there are sightings of a young girl nobody knows. What do the children think she is?
(a) A fairy.
(b) A vandal.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the children help the unknown girl?

2. What is Helena's favorite word?

3. After what family event did Ludvik denounce the Church?

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

5. How many mothers sit in a semi-circle in the simulated baptism in part five?

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