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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Pavel Kovály and Kovály marry?
(a) Pavel is fired.
(b) Their wedding is interrupted by a riot.
(c) Ivan disapproves.
(d) They make plans to emigrate to Britain.

4. Which area does the escaped women enter after leaving Nazi Germany?
(a) Romania.
(b) The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

5. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?
(a) The British army.
(b) The American army.
(c) The Chinese army.
(d) The Russian army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?

2. Where does Kovály realize some important Communist officers live?

3. What kind of feeling is said to have pervaded Prague in 1968?

4. Why does Margolius accept a high-ranking government job?

5. How is Russia portrayed to the Czech people?

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