2. What does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?
(a) They are former resistance members.
(b) They are unmarried men.
(c) They are middle-level politicians.
(d) They are Jewish.

3. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?
(a) She loans the money to friends.
(b) The Communists empty her bank account.
(c) Because of a currency devaluation.
(d) She is robbed.

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

5. After her husband's death, for what does Kovály fear she would be arrested?
(a) For being unemployed.
(b) For plotting Margolius' escape.
(c) For interfering with the investigation of Margolius' crimes.
(d) For conspiring with him.

6. At the hospital, with what is Kovály eventually diagnosed?
(a) A kidney stone.
(b) Anemia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Nephritis.

7. What work does Pavel Kovály find for Kovály after she loses her work-at-home job?
(a) An office assistant job.
(b) Translation work.
(c) A position at a shoe store.
(d) Freelance art work.

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

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

10. What happens at the mass meeting Kovály attends in 1967?
(a) A vote occurs which decides the fate of protestors.
(b) The leader of the Communist Party stops by.
(c) A riot takes place.
(d) Party officials take questions from the attendees.

11. What profession does Kovály assume after marrying Pavel?
(a) English-language book translation.
(b) She becomes a librarian.
(c) She becomes a seamstress.
(d) She becomes a teacher.

12. How long does it take Kovály to obtain the document she needs in order to arrange her life?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

13. Who is favored by Communist propaganda?
(a) Ethnic minorities.
(b) The working poor.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) Middle-class professionals.

14. How does Kovály react to the news that the Party committee gives her?
(a) She reacts with fury.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She is sad.
(d) She is happy.

15. Who occupies Czechoslovakia after what is effectively a kidnapping of the new leadership?
(a) German troops.
(b) Japanese troops.
(c) American troops.
(d) Soviet bloc troops.