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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ludvik was a young boy in school, financial troubles almost prevented his continuing education. Who saved Ludvik in the eleventh hour?

2. How many boys were in the game from Lucie's childhood?

3. Who is the narrator of part four?

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

5. Who leads a traditional Moravian wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ludvik's memory of Helena differ from Helena in reality, upon their meeting in Moravia?

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

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

4. Describe Kostka's analysis of Ludvik - what does Kostka feel Ludvik's deepest motives are?

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

6. How does Kostka feel about how he treated Lucie, when he reflects back?

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

8. How does Jaroslav imagine his mother?

9. What does Christian living mean to Kostka?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail what happened to Ludvik's mother and what brought her to be buried in the manner she was laid to rest.

Essay Topic 2

Outline Kostka's belief system and the major fallacies reflected in the life he leads.

Essay Topic 3

What is the joke, following the title of this book? Are there more than one? Compare and contrast.

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