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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do at the beginning of part three?
(a) Go to the hospital.
(b) Meet a lover.
(c) Go wandering.
(d) Have dinner.

2. Moravia reminds the narrator of what city?
(a) Brno.
(b) Bratislava.
(c) Ostrava.
(d) Prague.

3. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?
(a) A conversation.
(b) A fantasy.
(c) A nap.
(d) A lie.

4. After a disappointing leave in pursuit of the infamous 'Candlestick,' Ludvik decides the same weekend as Stana's wedding to go off on his own. Who does Ludvik meet this weekend?
(a) Marketa.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Candlestick, again.
(d) Lucie.

5. When did Helena realize she was in love with Zemanek?
(a) On the anniversary of the Liberation in Old Town Square.
(b) After they married.
(c) While visiting Italy with their ensemble.
(d) At a meeting for the Youth League.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the local hospital in Moravia set up?

2. After Ludvik's meeting with the board he is prompted by a Communist friend to go see who?

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

4. The day following their one-day reunion, Ludvik phones Marketa. What happens?

5. Where is the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ludvik feel frustrated when he leaves the barber for his shave?

2. How does Ludvik take the first part of his shave?

3. How did Marketa react to the postcard Ludvik sent?

4. How does Ludvik describe Kostka?

5. How is Ludvik's attitude immediately following his move to Ostrava?

6. After Marketa and Ludvik speak candidly about the postcard, Ludvik suggests he could win Marketa despite everything. How, and what, does he do?

7. Why did Ludvik send Marketa the postcard?

8. After their second meeting, Ludvik tells Helena that he is going to pick her up in front of the station the following day. What did they do on this outing?

9. How does Helena feel about the Party?

10. Describe the circumstances under which Helena fell in love with Zemanek.

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