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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. How does Ludvik find Kostka's flat?
(a) It is very attractive.
(b) It is dingy.
(c) It is overly lavish.
(d) It is sparse.

2. What did Zemanek say to Helena in the heat of an argument when their daughter was five?
(a) He was sorry they were fighting and he loves her.
(b) Everyone loves in different ways.
(c) They married out of Party discipline.
(d) That he believed Zdena wasn't his daughter.

3. Why was Ludvik summoned the day after he returned to his post at University in his third year?
(a) An inquiry about the postcard he sent Marketa.
(b) A promotion because of his loyalty.
(c) An inquiry about the quality of his work.
(d) A promotion because of his innovations.

4. Ludvik decides to leave his hotel shortly after arriving for the first time. What does he want to do?
(a) Obtain something to eat.
(b) Ask an acquaintance for a discreet favor.
(c) Buy a new suit.
(d) Send a letter at the post office.

5. Ludvik and Kostka, just before Kostka returns to the hospital, come to an ideological impasse. How long ago were they in the same position?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Fifteen years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?

3. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?

4. What did Zemanek start after Togliatti spoke in Old Town Square?

5. Where does Kostka live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kostka's living situation?

2. How does Helena describe Zemanek in part two?

3. How does Ludvik describe Kostka?

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

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

6. How does Helena feel about the Party?

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

8. What happens during Ludvik's shave that changes the experience for him, and how does Ludvik react to the rest of his shave?

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

10. Why did Ludvik send Marketa the postcard?

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