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

2. How does the narrator of part five kill time before meeting Helena?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Reads a paper and goes into a church.
(c) Sits on a bench for two hours.
(d) Visits all the old childhood haunts.

3. What do Ludvik and Helena drink while waiting for lunch?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Slivovitz.
(d) Rye.

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

5. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?
(a) Potato pancakes.
(b) Cocoa and two rolls.
(c) A hearty breakfast and a shot of vodka.
(d) Coffee and toast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ludvik want to have an affair with Helena?

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

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

4. What was the narrator of part five doing just before the narration begins?

5. What is Helena's favorite word?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Helena Ludvik is finally attracted to.

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

3. Why doesn't Ludvik search for Lucie after she goes missing? How about after he is free from Ostrava?

4. How does Jaroslav feel about Ludvik when they see each other after Ludvik's sentence at Ostrava?

5. What makes Kostka afraid of women?

6. How does Kovalik suggest to Ludvik the people have come around to accepting state-sponsored rites of passage in the place of religious ceremonies?

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

8. How did Kostka feel about Ludvik defending him to the University?

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

10. What happened to the historical music and literature of Czech nation in the nineteenth century?

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