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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. In Part 4, Chapter 6, looking in the mirror, why did Tereza feel disgusted by her body?
(a) It didn't have the power to become the only body in Tomas's life
(b) It made her feel like a weak child
(c) It reminded her of her mother
(d) Compared to other women in the spa, she had very small breasts with large nipples

2. Who did Sabina's bowler hat belong to?
(a) Tomas
(b) Her brother
(c) An old boyfriend
(d) Her grandfather

3. What does Tereza's mother appear to be casting off with her immodesty?
(a) The communist regime's ways
(b) An old fashioned mentality
(c) Her daughter Tereza's modest ways
(d) Youth and beauty

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

5. With regards to love, what was Sabina's nature?
(a) Reserved
(b) Standoffish
(c) Open and honest
(d) Affectionate

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Tereza better understand photography?

2. What world evoked in Sabina a sweet, nostalgic memory of her homeland?

3. For Sabina, what did the bowler hat NOT represent?

4. What does Franz worry about daily?

5. What affect did the first week of the Russian occupation have on Tereza?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Tereza's dreams about?

2. Is reaching the lightness of being Sabina's goal?

3. Describe Franz's love for Sabina.

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

5. What is Tereza's relationship with her body?

6. What were books for Tereza?

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

8. In Part 2, Chapter 29, what were Tereza's first thought when Tomas had come back to Prague because of her?

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

10. Describe Tereza's mother:

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