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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguished the woman Tomas met in chapter 10 from other women?
(a) She was very plump
(b) She had a masculine voice
(c) She was taller than him
(d) She had red hair

2. In Part 7, Chapter 6, what animal does Tereza dream of?
(a) a rabbit
(b) a mouse
(c) a dog
(d) a horse

3. What privilege did Tomas want to grant Karenin that was forbidden to humans?
(a) euthanasia
(b) a peaceful death
(c) death in the guise of his loved ones
(d) unconditional love

4. What did the bald headed man at the bar accuse Tereza of that caused the engineer to step in?
(a) selling alcohol to a minor
(b) flirting with a 16 year old boy
(c) prostitution
(d) being disrespectful to customers

5. In Part 5, Chapter 7, Tomas recalls how after leaving Zurich for Prague, he felt he...
(a) he should have run away from his cage, not return to it
(b) had been led to Tereza by a chain of laughable coincidences
(c) did not really love Tereza
(d) was destined to always remain with Tereza

6. Why did Tomas's son write a letter to Tomas when they were living in the country?
(a) he wanted his father to focus his eyes on his life
(b) he missed him terribly
(c) he wanted to visit him
(d) he wanted his father to know his wife and children

7. What happened to Tomas's son as a result of the petition campaign?
(a) he lost his job
(b) he was expelled from university
(c) he decided to leave Prague
(d) he decided to move to the country

8. What episode proved that Tomas was as tired mentally as physically - from having too many erotic engagements?
(a) running into one of his recent lovers and not recognizing who she was
(b) forgetting about an engagement he had made that same day
(c) Get sick at one of the woman's homes
(d) scheduling an engagement on a Sunday, Tereza's and his only day off

9. The difference between Tereza and other women is that Tereza had come to Tomas...
(a) untouched
(b) uncovered
(c) with confidence
(d) innocent

10. What was the only reason Simon became involved with the editor?
(a) he knew the could help his father regain his job
(b) the editor's fate reminded him of his father
(c) he really believed in the idea of helping political prisoners
(d) he knew he would be able to convince his father to sign the petition

11. What did Sabina rebel agains?
(a) current conventional interpretation of Soviet films
(b) the Soviet films with happy endings
(c) the reality of the Communist regime
(d) Soviet films with political themes

12. What did Tereza understand the benches floating downstream to mean in her dream?
(a) something bad was about to happen
(b) she was no longer going to be a burdon
(c) a farewell
(d) death

13. How did Tomas feel about his window washing job after a while?
(a) pity for himself
(b) he enjoyed hit
(c) regret
(d) he hated it

14. What did Tomas catch Tereza do that upset him?
(a) search his desk
(b) give Karenin chocolate
(c) read his letters
(d) make a grave for Karenin

15. Why didn't Tomas and Tereza have children?
(a) Tomas did not want them
(b) Tereza could not have children
(c) Tereza did not want them
(d) Tomas could not have children

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tereza long to end?

2. The author describes kitsch as the absolute denial of

3. Who does Franz end up belonging to in death?

4. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what did Tereza want to tell Tomas on their way back to Prague?

5. How did the engineer respond to Tereza's resistance?

(see the answer keys)

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