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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 happened to Zemanek and Helena after the demonstration in Old Town Square?
(a) They held hands and roamed through Prague.
(b) They parted ways.
(c) They joined the riot.
(d) They decided to meet up after returning to University.

2. At the beginning of the novel, how long has the narrator been away from his home?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

3. Where do Helena and Ludvik go after running around the woods and Helena sings, "Oh brightly shines the sun in our garden..."?
(a) A little inn for bread and sausuage.
(b) A little inn to rent a room.
(c) Ludvik runs off and Helena returns home.
(d) Another town to get further away, where they decide to elope.

4. What movie does Ludvik end up watching in his pursuit of the person he is following on his weekend alone?
(a) Court of Honor
(b) In the Court of Labor.
(c) The Honor of Labor
(d) Labor and You: A Story of Honor

5. How did Helena meet Ludvik?
(a) In the gallows.
(b) She had to interview him.
(c) He had to interview her.
(d) At a demonstration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Helena doing at the age of eighteen?

3. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?

4. How much money does Ludvik pull out of his pocket to pay the woman for his shave?

5. Who narrates part three of "The Joke"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kostka's bachelor pad like?

2. What is the relationship between Kostka and Ludvik like?

3. What is a typical day in the life of Ludvik at Ostrava?

4. How is Ludvik received by the dark Slovak NCO who got a first at marksmanship?

5. How does Helena feel about younger women?

6. How does Ludvik find out the identity of the woman who shaved him?

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

8. How does Ludvik describe Kostka?

9. What is Helena's credo?

10. How does Helena feel about the Party?

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