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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. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?
(a) Seven hundred.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) One thousand.

2. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's acquaintances is shot?
(a) Hanka.
(b) Zuzka.
(c) Mana.
(d) Andula.

3. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?
(a) To clear his father's name.
(b) To support her.
(c) To get revenge for what happened to his father.
(d) To rescue her from Prague.

4. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?
(a) The Chinese army.
(b) The American army.
(c) The British army.
(d) The Russian army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kovály see a mass demonstration in 1948?

2. What does Margolius beg Kovály to do during their last meeting?

3. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?

4. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's group momentarily pleads with the others to go back?

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

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