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Iza's Ballad Quiz

Magda Szabo

This Study Guide consists of approximately 63 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Iza's Ballad.

Iza's Ballad by Magda Szabo

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part I: Earth, Chapter 1

Part I: Earth, Chapter 2

Part I: Earth, Chapter 3

Part I: Earth, Chapter 4

Part I: Earth, Chapter 5

Part II: Fire, Chapter 1

Part II: Fire, Chapter 2

Part II: Fire, Chapter 3

Part II: Fire, Chapter 4

Part II: Fire, Chapter 5

Part III: Water, Chapter 1

Part III: Water, Chapter 2

Part III: Water, Chapter 3

Part III: Water, Chapter 4

Part III: Water, Chapter 5

Part IV: Air, Chapter 1

Part IV: Air, Chapter 2

Part IV: Air, Chapter 3

Part IV: Air, Chapter 4

Part IV: Air, Chapter 5

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is happening when Vince realizes that one day he and Ettie will also die, and hopes that he will not notice it? (from Part III: Water, Chapter 3)

He is just feeling upset because Iza is leaving, and that draws his thoughts to morbid topics.

He is expressing a universal wish that does not have any particular meaning.

He thoughts are tempting fate by considering his own mortality.

His thoughts foreshadow Ettie's actions in not telling him about his diagnosis.

2.

Why does Iza go to Gica's house before Antal's? (from Part IV: Air, Chapter 2)

Iza has forgotten where Antal lives.

Iza does not want to speak to Antal if she can avoid it.

Antal is not home, so Iza thinks Gica will be able to help her.

Ettie was staying there, so Iza thinks Gica will have the most information.

3.

What happens when Ettie gives Terez a brooch for her birthday? (from Part II: Fire, Chapter 5)

It makes Terez feel good because she got a present, but Ettie feels resentful.

They both feel good, because they have been kind to each other.

Neither Ettie nor Terez ends up feeling good, because Terez does not like the brooch and Ettie resents that.

It makes Ettie feel good, but Terez does not like the brooch.

4.

What sort of literary technique is being used when Ettie describes the woman on the park bench as "mutton dressed as lamb" (?)? (from Part II: Fire, Chapter 3)

Idiom.

Hyperbole.

Metaphor.

Simile.

5.

What is the purpose of giving Bardi's perspective of Iza at work? (from Part II: Fire, Chapter 4)

It shows that he is not a good doctor and does not want to learn from her.

It provides information about her that other people don't know.

It compares her to her colleagues and shows that she is superior.

It demonstrates the complex and sometimes misguided way she is perceived by her colleagues.

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