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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Lost Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what is Mirek reveling?
(a) In the idea of leaving the country.
(b) In knowing now how to best blackmail Zdena.
(c) In his temporary freedom.
(d) In the money he manages to get from Zdena.

2. What is Klement Gottwald doing?
(a) Sliding down a mountain on skis.
(b) Escaping through the mountains.
(c) Crying.
(d) Stepping out on a balcony to make a speech.

3. Where does Kundera remember a number of historical events happening?
(a) Czech Republic and Ukraine.
(b) Russia and Bohemia.
(c) Bohemia and the Czech Republic.
(d) Bohemia and Ukraine.

4. What happens when Mirek stops to have his car checked?
(a) His tire is flat and can't be replaced.
(b) The attendant is not happy about serving him.
(c) He learns he has a blown head gasket.
(d) The transmission is no good.

5. What is happening to Mirek's house when he arrives?
(a) The police are searching it.
(b) It is surrounded by the militia.
(c) It is being remodeled.
(d) It is on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mirek ashamed of Zdena?

2. Where does Mirek arrive?

3. Who addresses the Czech people?

4. What happens to Mirek when he and Zdena break up?

5. To what year does the story next flash forward?

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