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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What was the narrator of part five doing just before the narration begins?
(a) Walking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Sleeping.

3. How does Ludvik persuade Helena to go into Kostka's flat?
(a) He pretends Kostka is home.
(b) He wants to show her a genuine Moravian artifact.
(c) He asks her to read the book he is writing.
(d) He tells her it is a genuine Moravian tavern.

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

5. After Ludvik's exile and return, Jaroslav asks Ludvik to join him where?
(a) At University for a class.
(b) At a rehearsal for the ensemble.
(c) At a dinner with his wife.
(d) At a meeting for the Party.

6. What brought Jaroslav home from University earlier than expected?
(a) His loyalty to the Communist Party.
(b) His father's health.
(c) His mother's health.
(d) His future wife.

7. What helped spread the resurgence of folk music in Jaroslav's university years?
(a) Nihilism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Christianity.

8. What year did Kostka meet Ludvik?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1940.

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

10. How did the children help the unknown girl?
(a) They left her food in the same place every day.
(b) They trapped her with food and beat her.
(c) They told adults where to find her.
(d) They left her food in different places.

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

12. Who is the narrator of part six?
(a) Lucie.
(b) Ludvik.
(c) Helena.
(d) Kostka.

13. What do Ludvik and Helena drink while waiting for lunch?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rye.
(d) Slivovitz.

14. How many boys were in the game from Lucie's childhood?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

15. How does Helena describe Ludvik during their lunch together.
(a) Confusing.
(b) Indirect.
(c) Verbose.
(d) Straightforward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jaroslav go to University?

2. What is Jaroslav's secret nickname for Ludvik?

3. On what condition is Lucie allowed to stay in western Bohemia?

4. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?

5. While Kostka is farming in western Bohemia, there are sightings of a young girl nobody knows. What do the children think she is?

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