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

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

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

4. What is Jaroslav particularly fond of, as he details in part four?
(a) Baroque music.
(b) Jazz music.
(c) Moravian folk music.
(d) Chamber music.

5. Where do Ludvik and Helena have lunch after she arrives in Moravia?
(a) The Pig.
(b) The House of People.
(c) The People's Room.
(d) The Goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state is Helena when she finally leaves Kostka's flat a few minutes before seven?

2. What is the narrator doing when part four begins?

3. Kostka reveals how he feels about Ludvik. What does Kostka call Ludvik?

4. What does Kostka decide to do when he resigns from University?

5. Even though Ludvik senses Helena is ready to consummate their affair, he decides to take his time. What do they do first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kostka afraid of women?

2. How does Jaroslav describe the "Communists of the time," after his first year at University?

3. Describe the difference between Ludvik and Kostka's perceived relationship, according to Kostka.

4. How does Ludvik describe his first meeting with Helena?

5. How does Kostka justify leaving his wife and child?

6. How does Jaroslav imagine his mother?

7. What moved Jaroslav to become Vlasta's "protector?"

8. What event called Kostka's Christianity into question by the administration at the University?

9. Why does Ludvik say that women don't talk about their husbands to their lovers?

10. How is Jaroslav's planning developing for the upcoming Ride of the Kings progressing?

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