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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ludvik and Helena drink while waiting for lunch?
(a) Slivovitz.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Rye.

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

3. How does Zdena feel about Zemanek?
(a) She is impartial to him.
(b) She likes him enough to get by.
(c) She worships him.
(d) She loathes him.

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

5. Who narrates part three of "The Joke"?
(a) Ludvik.
(b) Lucie.
(c) Ostrava.
(d) Marketa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After a separation in which Marketa fares far better than Ludvik, he sends her something to hurt her. What is it that he sends Marketa?

3. According to Helena, what does Zemanek live on?

4. Ludvik, as the woman giving him a shave soaps his face, slips into what?

5. What instrument is Jaroslav's favorite in his house, of all his possessions?

(see the answer key)

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