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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is clear about Communism in Czechoslovakia by the end of 1949?
(a) That is would be no different than it was in Russia.
(b) It was incorruptable.
(c) It was more successful than it was in Russia.
(d) It would fail within months.

2. How long is Kovály bedridden with illness after her last meeting with Margolius?
(a) Three months.
(b) About one month.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What supply is said to be scarce and often withheld from the people in the camp?
(a) Food.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) Coal.

4. What is Bartos able to do in order to help Kovály?
(a) Bartos finds Kovály employment.
(b) Bartos arranges a new apartment for Kovály.
(c) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.
(d) Bartos gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.

5. Where does Kovály have her last meeting with Margolius?
(a) At a prison.
(b) At their apartment.
(c) At a courthouse.
(d) At the Communist Party headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, who does Kovály name as individuals who help shape her life?

2. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?

3. How do many people believe Masaryk dies?

4. After Margolius' verdict is announced, who arranges for Ivan to stay in the country a bit longer?

5. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?

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