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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
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Summary
Plot Overview
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
Characters
Character List
Tomas
Tereza
Sabina
Franz
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Part 1: Lightness and Weight
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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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Part 5: Lightness and Weight Quiz
Further Study
Part 5: Lightness and Weight Quiz
1
of 5
Whose story did Tomas use to criticize the Czech communists?
Oedipus's
Tolstoy's
Tereza's
Homer's
2
of 5
What do the hospital officials want Tomas to do?
Operate on the leader
Become a fascist
Retract his article
Renounce communism
3
of 5
As a way of becoming unimportant, Tomas does what?
Leaves the country
Takes another job
Retracts his article
Marries Tereza
4
of 5
After giving up surgery, how does Tomas feel?
Alien
Empty
Discouraged
Lighter
5
of 5
What does Tomas's son ask Tomas to do?
Return home
Attend his wedding
Sign a petition
Write an article
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