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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. Who is Mrs. Machova?
(a) A friend who looks after Kovály's son.
(b) Ivan Kovály's teacher.
(c) Kovály's housekeeper.
(d) Kovály's disapproving neighbor.

2. Where does Kovály find a job in order to support herself and Ivan?
(a) At a nursery school.
(b) At a dairy.
(c) At a factory.
(d) At a print shop.

3. Which army reaches Prague in May 1945?
(a) The Romanian army.
(b) The Canadian army.
(c) The American army.
(d) The Russian army.

4. How does Kovály describe the atmosphere in Prague by the middle of 1951?
(a) As having an air of freedom.
(b) As hostile as it had been during the Nazi occupation.
(c) As unnerving.
(d) As peaceful and calm.

5. What group does Margolius join after the war?
(a) Politika 21.
(b) The Workers Party.
(c) Civic Democratic Party.
(d) The Communist Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reality of the Russian government?

2. How does Marenka secure hospitalization for Kovály?

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

4. In the ghetto where she is taken, Kovály assists a person of which profession?

5. How long does it take Kovály to obtain the document she needs in order to arrange her life?

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