Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?
(a) A farmer's field.
(b) A train station.
(c) A barn.
(d) A country inn.

2. In 1941, with whom does Kovály live in the ghetto where she is taken?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her God parents.
(c) A group of girls around her age.
(d) An elderly woman.

3. What is Kovály's ethnic background?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Romani.
(d) Italian.

4. What happens to Kovály's mother on arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) She is assigned factory work.
(b) She is gassed.
(c) She is redirected to another camp.
(d) She is shot.

5. While living in the ghetto, from what does Kovály rescue her invalid cousin?
(a) A Nazi officer.
(b) A loan shark.
(c) A fire.
(d) A rabid dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to happen to people in Prague who harbor fugitives?

2. Who is Eva?

3. On one occasion, Kovály discovers the body of an acquaintance covered with what?

4. What happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?

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

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