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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Kostka.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jaroslav states, "It's not your __________ that condemn you to to solitude, it's your __________."
(a) Friends, enemies.
(b) Enemies, friends.
(c) Opressors, allies.
(d) Allies, opressors.

2. Helena claims she would do anything to save her marriage. Why?
(a) For her daughter, for honor.
(b) For her own sake, for the sake of the past.
(c) For the Party.
(d) For Zemanek.

3. According to Ludvik, what is the one good feature about newspapers?
(a) The uses for leftover newspaper.
(b) They spread the news.
(c) They make no noise.
(d) The journalists.

4. When Ludvik finally goes before the plenary session of the Department of Natural Sciences, how many people speak for him?
(a) Two, Marketa and Zemanek.
(b) Three - Marketa, Zemanek and Pavel.
(c) One, only Marketa.
(d) None.

5. What kind of headstone marked the grave of Ludvik's mother?
(a) A grey cross.
(b) A white angel.
(c) A black headstone.
(d) She did not get a grave marker, they were so poor.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the name of the woman who shaves Ludvik?

3. What was Lucie caught stealing before she left Ostrava?

4. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?

5. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?

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