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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What emotion alarms the narrator of part five just before meeting Helena?
(a) Dread.
(b) Nervousness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Indifference.

3. How did the children help the unknown girl?
(a) They told adults where to find her.
(b) They trapped her with food and beat her.
(c) They left her food in different places.
(d) They left her food in the same place every day.

4. What does the narrator of part five have for breakfast before meeting Helena?
(a) Potato pancakes.
(b) Cocoa and two rolls.
(c) Coffee and toast.
(d) A hearty breakfast and a shot of vodka.

5. What does Ludvik order for lunch with Helena?
(a) Chicken and vegetables with another round of rye.
(b) Local bean stew and beer.
(c) Fried cheese.
(d) Roulade of beef and another round of rye, with a soda chaser.

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

7. Who finally broke Lucie of her fear of physical intimacy?
(a) Kostka.
(b) Vladmir.
(c) Jaroslav.
(d) Ludvik.

8. Even though Ludvik senses Helena is ready to consummate their affair, he decides to take his time. What do they do first?
(a) Read poetry.
(b) Drink vodka.
(c) Drink more rye.
(d) Played cards.

9. What does Ludvik's friend call the simulated, state-approved baptism?
(a) "Registration of baby-comrades."
(b) "Meeting of infant-citizens."
(c) "Welcoming new citizens to life."
(d) "The assimilation rite."

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

11. What instrument is Jaroslav's favorite in his house, of all his possessions?
(a) The viola.
(b) The harmonium.
(c) The cello.
(d) The violin.

12. What is the narrator doing when part four begins?
(a) Working.
(b) Eating.
(c) Writing.
(d) Daydreaming.

13. When Ludvik was a young boy in school, financial troubles almost prevented his continuing education. Who saved Ludvik in the eleventh hour?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

14. Ludvik sees an old friend at the simulated baptism. What is the old friend's name?
(a) Helena.
(b) Jaroslav.
(c) Kovalik.
(d) Lucie.

15. After what family event did Ludvik denounce the Church?
(a) His cousin's wedding.
(b) His mother's funeral.
(c) His aunt's funeral.
(d) His mother's second wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ludvik want to have an affair with Helena?

2. What year did Kostka meet Ludvik?

3. What helped spread the resurgence of folk music in Jaroslav's university years?

4. Who looks after Lucie after she starts at the state-farm?

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

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