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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Communism.

2. In whose hometown does the escape party dissolve?
(a) Andula's.
(b) Kovály's.
(c) Hanka's.
(d) Zuzka's.

3. Where does Kovály see a mass demonstration in 1948?
(a) The Old New Synagogue.
(b) The Lesser Quarter.
(c) St. Wenceslas Square.
(d) The Písek Gate.

4. Faced with a bad economy, what do people do a few months before the end of the war?
(a) Pawn their possessions.
(b) Take all their money from the banks.
(c) Hoard.
(d) Loot and riot.

5. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's acquaintances is shot?
(a) Andula.
(b) Mana.
(c) Hanka.
(d) Zuzka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?

2. Which of the following does not describe the political gatherings Kovály attended with her husband?

3. What form of government does Franta want Czechoslovakia to have?

4. Who offers Kovály an apartment where she can stay?

5. After wandering Prague looking for help, where does Kovály find herself doubting her faith in God?

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