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

2. What event brought Ludvik and Kostka together for their first conversation?

3. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?

4. How did Jaroslav meet his future wife?

5. What instrument did Ludvik play when he was a schoolboy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jaroslav's house.

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

3. Why did Zemanek read Fucik at Ludvik's hearing?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Jaroslav imagine his mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the symbolism inherent in the gifts Ludvik and Lucie give to each other during their time together in Ostrava.

Essay Topic 2

What does the Black Insignia signify to Ludvik? To the Party?

Essay Topic 3

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

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