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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 7 "A Short Dictionary of Misunderstood Words".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Marie-Claude do to spend her time while in the hospital?
(a) Paint
(b) Knit
(c) Listen to the radio
(d) Read books

2. What is the meaning of Tereza's secret vice, her long looks and frequent glances in the mirror?
(a) A desire to be admired by men
(b) A yearning to physically fit into society
(c) A longing to be as beautiful as her mother
(d) A longing to be a body unlike other bodies

3. What did Franz try to create for the woman he had fallen in love with?
(a) an independent space for her in his life
(b) an adventerous lifestyle that would keep her from getting bored with him
(c) the perfect relationship, in order that she would never have a reason to leave him
(d) a warm and trusting atmosphere she could always turn to

4. What is Franz's profession?
(a) Engineer
(b) Doctor
(c) Painter
(d) Professor

5. How did Tomas avoid falling in love with the women he became intimate with?
(a) He would not see any woman more than once a month
(b) He only met the women at their place
(c) He would stop seeing a woman after 3 encounters
(d) He never spent the night with a woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sabina refuse to do in life?

2. What did Franz's words about love and strength do to Sabina?

3. What did Sabina do to get back at Tomas for looking at his watch while they made love?

4. What is the command Tomas uses on both Sabina and Tereza?

5. What did Tereza's mother forbid Tereza to do?

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