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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Marie-Claude's say about the serious car accident she once had?
(a) She'd never had more rest than when she was in the hospital
(b) The accident caused her to never want to drive again
(c) She'd never had more fun than when she was in the hospital
(d) The accident helped her appreciate her husband and daughter

3. What did Franz do during sex that Sabina disliked?
(a) He closed his eyes.
(b) He told her he loved her
(c) He turned off the light
(d) He asked if she loved him.

4. What world evoked in Sabina a sweet, nostalgic memory of her homeland?
(a) Parks
(b) Gardens
(c) Churches
(d) Cemetaries

5. After Sabina settled in Paris, what were her thoughts about Franz?
(a) She wished he had never publicized their affair
(b) She imagined the possibility of them one day uniting
(c) She was sorry to have been so impatient with him
(d) She felt guilty for having left him without a word

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sabina refuse to do in life?

2. 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?

3. What did Karenin hate?

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

5. Where did Tomas and Tereza meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Franz take part in every possible demonstration in Paris?

2. What did Tereza write in the letter that she'd left for Tomas in Zurich?

3. What does the word "woman" represent for Franz?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 4, how does Sabina feel about her own unfairness towards the immigrants?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what did Tomas struggle with after Tereza returned to her small Czech town?

6. How did Tereza react to her mother's phone call telling her she had cancer and only 5 months to live?

7. For Franz, what is music?

8. What is Sabina's views on conflict?

9. "That pendant is ugly," Marie-Claude says to Sabina. Why does she make such a remark?

10. Describe Tereza's mother:

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