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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Jaroslav.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zemanek give Helena, his most favorite possession, as a gesture of reconciliation?
(a) A locket with Zemanek's picture on it.
(b) A locket with Stalin's picture on it.
(c) A locket with a picture of the Kremlin on it.
(d) A locket with Helena's picture on it.

2. What favor does Ludvik ask of Kostka?
(a) Ludvik asks Kostka to buy him dinner.
(b) Ludvik asks Kostka to use his flat.
(c) Ludvik asks Kostka to lend him some clothes.
(d) Ludvik asks Kostka to get him a job.

3. How does Ludvik feel about the differences between himself and Kostka?
(a) Ludvik gets very angry with Kostka.
(b) Ludvik hates to argue with Kostka.
(c) Their differences endear Kostka to Ludvik.
(d) Ludvik really dislikes Kostka.

4. What brought Jaroslav and Ludvik together when they were young boys?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They were both very smart.
(c) They both liked to go fishing.
(d) They were both half-orphans.

5. Who leads a traditional Moravian wedding?
(a) The witness.
(b) The bride.
(c) The groom.
(d) The patriarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of part four?

2. Ludvik and Kostka, just before Kostka returns to the hospital, come to an ideological impasse. How long ago were they in the same position?

3. What is the name of the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

4. What honor is given to Vladimir in part four?

5. Helena believes that there is no split between what?

(see the answer key)

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