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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position for a publisher does Kovály secure for herself in 1946?
(a) Translator.
(b) Art editor.
(c) Production artist.
(d) Proofreader.

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

3. How does Kovály get herself an apartment after the end of the war?
(a) She waits patiently until one comes available.
(b) She is awarded it in a lottery.
(c) She lies about her identity.
(d) She moves into the housing authority's offices.

4. Where does the Margolius family move after Rudolf accepts his high-ranking government job?
(a) To the Soviet Union.
(b) A better part of Prague.
(c) To America.
(d) To Ostrava.

5. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?
(a) The Vilna Ghetto.
(b) The Lublin Ghetto.
(c) The Lvóv Ghetto.
(d) The Lodz Ghetto.

6. What does Kovály want to focus on besides getting involved with the Communist Party?
(a) Emigrating to America.
(b) Fighting for democracy.
(c) Having a family.
(d) Rebuilding Prague.

7. In the ghetto where she is taken, Kovály assists a person of which profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A writer.
(c) An artist.
(d) A physician.

8. What position does Margolius secure in the government?
(a) Finance Minister.
(b) General Secretary.
(c) Deputy Minister of State Security.
(d) Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade.

9. Which group does Kovály contact after receiving the note from Ruda?
(a) The Czech Union of Jewish Students.
(b) The housing authority.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The local resistance.

10. On one occasion, Kovály discovers the body of an acquaintance covered with what?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Hay.
(d) Rats.

11. What name does Kovály give her first child?
(a) Adam.
(b) Jakub.
(c) Tomáš.
(d) Ivan.

12. In 1941, who occupies Kovály's home city?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Soviets.
(c) Nazi Germany.
(d) The Communist Party.

13. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?
(a) Marta.
(b) Heda.
(c) Franta.
(d) Jenda.

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

15. For what does Franta seek forgiveness from Kovály?
(a) For turning her in to the Gestapo.
(b) For not being able to get her an apartment.
(c) For taking some of her money.
(d) For turning her away when she needs help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers Kovály an apartment where she can stay?

2. Surviving the initial selection at Auschwitz, Kovály is assigned what work?

3. What are the living conditions in the ghetto?

4. What does Kovály see while walking by a river that brings the war to a personal conclusion?

5. Which army reaches Prague in May 1945?

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