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

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

3. What ailment does Kovály develop as a result of her poor living and work conditions?
(a) An intense pain.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) A stomach ulcer.
(d) A chronic cough.

4. How old is Margolius when Kovály sees him last?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Forty-six.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Thirty-nine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?

2. Which of the following does not describe the political gatherings Kovály attended with her husband?

3. Months after Margolius' arrest, why does the Communist Party send a team to Kovály's apartment?

4. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?

5. Which of the following does the owner of the publishers NOT instruct Kovály about?

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