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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go after he leaves the town square?
(a) To see a dear friend.
(b) His hotel.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) His old school.

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?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Nine years.

3. Why was Ludvik summoned the day after he returned to his post at University in his third year?
(a) An inquiry about the quality of his work.
(b) An inquiry about the postcard he sent Marketa.
(c) A promotion because of his innovations.
(d) A promotion because of his loyalty.

4. Kostka hopes that Ludvik will use his flat for what?
(a) "Something really beautiful."
(b) "Something very clean."
(c) "Something very laughable."
(d) "Something destructive."

5. What organ does Helena have trouble with, under the slightest bit of exertion?
(a) Her brain.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her lungs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ludvik meet Marketa?

2. Who is Ludvik's first friend, or the person that sticks out most to him, in his group of black-insignias?

3. What was the last thing Ludvik said after leaving his meeting with the board?

4. How does Ludvik feel about the differences between himself and Kostka?

5. The day following their one-day reunion, Ludvik phones Marketa. What happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Helena's credo?

2. What is the relationship between Kostka and Ludvik like?

3. Why don't Helena's coworkers like her?

4. Describe the circumstances under which Helena fell in love with Zemanek.

5. How does Ludvik describe Kostka?

6. How did Marketa react to the postcard Ludvik sent?

7. What were the common criticisms given to students at University in the Party? Ludvik describes them as "seeds" that all the students carried with them, to be used against themselves at a moment's notice.

8. Why did Ludvik send Marketa the postcard?

9. Describe the story of the dwarfs Ludvik told Marketa.

10. Describe Ludvik's hotel room in Moravia.

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