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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Lightness and Weight
Part 2: Soul and Body
Part 3: Words Misunderstood
Part 4: Soul and body
Part 5: Lightness and Weight
Part 6: The Grand March
Part 7: Karenin's Smile
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Tomas
Tereza
Sabina
Franz
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Part 1: Lightness and Weight
Part 2: Soul and Body
Part 3: Words Misunderstood
Part 4: Soul and body
Part 5: Lightness and Weight
Part 6: The Grand March
Part 7: Karenin's Smile
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Themes, Symbols, and Motifs
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1
of 5
Who is the chief protagonist of the novel?
Tomas
Tereza
Sabina
Franz
2
of 5
Which of the following words does not apply to Tomas?
Doctor
Independent
Womanizer
Communist
3
of 5
What causes Tereza to feel fulfillment?
Freedom
Photography
Family
Meditation
4
of 5
Sabina lives her life as an attack on what?
Art
Kitsch
Freedom
Communism
5
of 5
As which of the following does Franz identify himself?
Sentimental
Communist
Liberal
Ordinary
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