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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the 'S' stamped on Margolius' case file?
(a) It indicates that the Soviet Union requested his arrest.
(b) That his arrest relates to state security.
(c) It indicates that he is Jewish.
(d) His arrest is associated with Slánský's arrest.

2. At the beginning of the book, who does Kovály name as individuals who help shape her life?
(a) Hitler and Stalin.
(b) Lenin and Marx.
(c) Rudolf Margolias and Pavel Kovály.
(d) Her God-mother and God-father.

3. Who suggests to Kovály that her apartment might be bugged?
(a) Pavel Eisler.
(b) Mrs. Machova.
(c) Margolius.
(d) Ruda.

4. In addition to Jews, what other group in Kovály's home city are forcibly evacuated from the city?
(a) Roma.
(b) Ukrainians.
(c) Armenians.
(d) Roman Catholics.

5. How does Marenka secure hospitalization for Kovály?
(a) Marenka's sister works at the hospital.
(b) Marenka causes a public scene.
(c) Marenka pays for the treatment.
(d) Marenka bribes a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?

2. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?

3. Without work to do, what is said that people do all day?

4. What group of people does Kovály say many industrialists think comprise the workforces during the war?

5. After returning to Prague, Kovály receives a note from Ruda that contains what?

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