Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Book of Laughter and Forgetting? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why is Mirek kind of glad that he's going to prison?
It's proof that the Communist regime has problems.
He won't have to worry about the love letters anymore.
He won't have to go back to his dead-end job.
He's tired of being tailed by the secret police.
Q. What happens to tarnish Tamina's notebooks—at least, in her mind?
Rain damages them at her mother-in-law's house.
They are blank and totally useless.
Someone has probably read them.
She has to have sex with Hugo to get them.
Q. Why is Marketa so unhappy in her relationship with Karel?
He's cheating on her, obviously.
She's tired of being the "better one"—it's boring.
She's not as pretty as Eva.
She really dislikes Mama.
Q. What happens when Jan tries to turn on the charm to win over the lady on the train?
He can only think of Edwige.
He loses his voice.
She really hates him.
He loses his touch—he's tried that pick-up line too many times.
Q. Why is Kristyna's love letter to the student so important?
It's very nicely written.
It makes his litost go away.
It proves that he had been loved.
It makes him happy because he truly loves her.