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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. Who is Jan Masaryk?
(a) The Foreign Minister.
(b) Deputy Minister of National Defense.
(c) Regional Party Secretary.
(d) Margolius' assistant.

2. What is clear about Communism in Czechoslovakia by the end of 1949?
(a) It was incorruptable.
(b) It would fail within months.
(c) It was more successful than it was in Russia.
(d) That is would be no different than it was in Russia.

3. Who greets Kovály at Ruda's home?
(a) Marta.
(b) Mrs. Machova.
(c) Ruda himself.
(d) A police officer.

4. Where does Kovály see a mass demonstration in 1948?
(a) The Old New Synagogue.
(b) The Lesser Quarter.
(c) The Písek Gate.
(d) St. Wenceslas Square.

5. Which of the following does not describe the political gatherings Kovály attended with her husband?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Artificial.
(c) Constrained.
(d) Tedious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to many smaller companies as 1948 comes to an end?

3. How do Kovály's friends begin to treat her after Margolius accepts his high-ranking government job?

4. What name does Kovály give her first child?

5. Where does Kovály have her last meeting with Margolius?

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