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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people begin offering Kovály after Margolius accepts a high-ranking government job?
(a) Bribes.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Favors.
(d) Employment opportunities.

2. What is Bartos able to do in order to help Kovály?
(a) Bartos finds Kovály employment.
(b) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.
(c) Bartos gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.
(d) Bartos arranges a new apartment for Kovály.

3. While party officials publicly extol the virtues of proletariat work, what is going on in secret among government officials?
(a) Planning to create job opportunities.
(b) Volunteer work.
(c) Military lotting to declare war on the Soviet Union.
(d) Widespread corruption.

4. What news arrives for Kovály almost daily after the war?
(a) News about family members who survive the war.
(b) News about job opportunities abroad.
(c) News of some friends or family members' war-time demise.
(d) News about political corruption in the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?

3. What punishment does Margolius receive for his supposed crimes?

4. Where does Kovály find a job in order to support herself and Ivan?

5. What ailment does Kovály develop as a result of her poor living and work conditions?

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