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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. How does Ludvik persuade Helena to go into Kostka's flat?
(a) He asks her to read the book he is writing.
(b) He wants to show her a genuine Moravian artifact.
(c) He pretends Kostka is home.
(d) He tells her it is a genuine Moravian tavern.

2. What kind of garland did Vlasta wear in her hair on her wedding day?
(a) Sage.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Thyme.

3. Where do Ludvik and Helena have lunch after she arrives in Moravia?
(a) The People's Room.
(b) The Goat.
(c) The Pig.
(d) The House of People.

4. Who gave Helena the pendant she wears?
(a) Her child.
(b) Zemanek.
(c) Her father.
(d) Ludvik.

5. What is Jaroslav's secret nickname for Ludvik?
(a) The Pied Piper.
(b) Little Jack Horner.
(c) Mary, quite contrary.
(d) Humpty-Dumpty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Jaroslav and Ludvik share a school bench when they were younger?

2. What music does Jaroslav compare to folk music?

3. After Helena arrives in Moravia, where does she go first?

4. Where does Lucie's father live?

5. What did the director of the state-farm call Lucie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ludvik's memory of Helena differ from Helena in reality, upon their meeting in Moravia?

2. Describe Jaroslav's dream at the beginning of part four.

3. How is Jaroslav's planning developing for the upcoming Ride of the Kings progressing?

4. Why doesn't Ludvik search for Lucie after she goes missing? How about after he is free from Ostrava?

5. Describe Jaroslav's house.

6. How does Kostka justify leaving his wife and child?

7. What happened to the historical music and literature of Czech nation in the nineteenth century?

8. How does Kovalik suggest to Ludvik the people have come around to accepting state-sponsored rites of passage in the place of religious ceremonies?

9. Why did Zemanek read Fucik at Ludvik's hearing?

10. Describe the Helena Ludvik is finally attracted to.

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