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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Ludvik.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the woman giving Ludvik finishes soaping his face and gets up to retrieve the razor, Ludvick wants to look at her and realizes what?
(a) Ludvik knows the woman's younger sister.
(b) Ludvik doesn't know this woman.
(c) Ludvik knows the woman.
(d) Ludvik dislikes this woman.

2. How does Ludvik find Kostka's flat?
(a) It is overly lavish.
(b) It is sparse.
(c) It is very attractive.
(d) It is dingy.

3. Ludvik asks Kostka for a recommendation for what service?
(a) A shave.
(b) A store that sells liquor.
(c) A decent dinner.
(d) Entertainment for the evening.

4. At the beginning of the novel, how long has the narrator been away from his home?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Five years.

5. How does Kostka receive Ludvik after not seeing each other in so long?
(a) Kostka was pleasant to Ludvik, but excused himself quickly.
(b) Kostka was cold to Ludvik.
(c) Kostka did not want to see Ludvik.
(d) Kostka is glad to see Ludvik.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator claims his mission could have been completed in what city?

2. Where is the man Ludvik asks for at the booth at the gate of the hospital?

3. What is the state of Ludvik's hotel room?

4. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?

5. What does Ludvik think of this woman's voice who shaved him?

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