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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Tereza's eyes, what did books represent?
(a) A world of intellectuals
(b) A fair and just world
(c) A secret world of schools
(d) An emblem of the secret brotherhood

3. In Part 4, Chapter 1, what aroma did Tereza notice on Tomas's hair?
(a) perfume
(b) a woman's groin
(c) lipstick
(d) alcohol

4. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what does Sabina do after she and Franz return from Rome?
(a) She asks Tomas what his future plans with her are
(b) She tells Tomas she wants to break off the relationship
(c) She moves out of her apartment
(d) She asks Tomas to move in with her

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

6. In general, what did Sabina have a longing for?
(a) Love
(b) Betrayal
(c) Truth
(d) Acceptance

7. Where did Tomas and Tereza meet?
(a) Train stattion where Tomas was departing for Prague
(b) Bar where Tomas hung out during his work breaks
(c) Hotel where they were both staying
(d) Hotel restaurant where Tereza worked

8. What did Tomas initially feel when he discovered Tereza had left for Prague?
(a) Freedom
(b) Confusion
(c) Bitterness
(d) Rage

9. What was Marie-Claud's reaction upon hearing of her husband's infidelity?
(a) She was very disturbed
(b) She laughed it off as if it were a joke
(c) She was not at all disturbed
(d) She tried to be calm and collective

10. What did Tereza do six to seven months after she and Tomas moved to Switzerland?
(a) Get a job as a photographer
(b) Return to Prague
(c) Return to live with her mother
(d) Pay Sabina a visit

11. After the encounter with the immigrants, which stirred her up quite a bit, how did Sabina react when she saw Franz sitting on a couchette?
(a) She hugged him and begged,
(b) She was relieved, sat beside him and told him what had happened earlier
(c) She threw her arms around him and smothered him with kisses
(d) She was taken aback and asked to be left alone for a few minutes

12. What does Marie-Anne and her mother do when they have a party?
(a) Ignore Franz
(b) Sit cross legged on the floor
(c) Walk around barefoot
(d) Make rude remarks to whomever they do not like

13. Why did Tereza visit Sabina's studio?
(a) To ask for a job
(b) To confront her about her affair with Tomas
(c) To photograph her
(d) To tell her that she and Tomas got married

14. Sabina is stirred by her own...
(a) indifference
(b) injustice
(c) strength
(d) struggles

15. What did Sabina refuse to do in life?
(a) Keep silent
(b) Be unjust
(c) Stir an argument
(d) Deep ranks

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 1, where does Franza want to take Sabina?

2. What incident led Franz to tell his wife about his affair?

3. At the party, what did Marie-Claude call Sabina's ceramic pendant?

4. What was Tereza training for since childhood?

5. Why did Franz like music?

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