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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ludvik's friend call the simulated, state-approved baptism?
(a) "Meeting of infant-citizens."
(b) "The assimilation rite."
(c) "Registration of baby-comrades."
(d) "Welcoming new citizens to life."

2. Why doesn't Lucie want to return to her father?
(a) His new wife won't allow Lucie to stay with them.
(b) He is in prison.
(c) He is an invalid and she doesn't want to care for him.
(d) He used to beat her.

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

4. What did the director of the state-farm call Lucie?
(a) "The little fairy-princess."
(b) "The little grave robber."
(c) "The little shephardess who could."
(d) "The best cook in all of Bohemia."

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

6. Where does Lucie's father live?
(a) Ostrava,
(b) Moravia.
(c) Prague,
(d) Cheb.

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

8. What kind of garland did Vlasta wear in her hair on her wedding day?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Sage.
(d) Thyme.

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

10. 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 gypsy.
(b) A fairy.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A vandal.

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

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

13. Who is Vladimir?
(a) The son of Jaroslav.
(b) The son of Ludvik.
(c) The brother of Ludvik.
(d) The brother of Jaroslav.

14. What kind of headstone marked the grave of Ludvik's mother?
(a) A grey cross.
(b) A white angel.
(c) She did not get a grave marker, they were so poor.
(d) A black headstone.

15. Why did Kostka's fellow Christians dislike Communism?
(a) It is immoral.
(b) It makes people work for a living.
(c) It is an atheistic system of government.
(d) It fosters greed and dishonesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered where the unknown girl was spending her nights?

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

3. What was Lucie caught stealing before she left Ostrava?

4. How many boys were in the game from Lucie's childhood?

5. Who gave Helena the pendant she wears?

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