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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. At what point does the staff at the hospital Kovály is admitted to stop giving her good treatment?
(a) After Kovály loses her temper with a nurse.
(b) When it becomes clear she has no money.
(c) When they find out her husband has been arrested.
(d) When the hospital becomes over-crowded with patients.

2. Months after Margolius' arrest, why does the Communist Party send a team to Kovály's apartment?
(a) To arrest Kovály.
(b) To confiscate her money.
(c) To seize documents.
(d) To catalogue her possessions.

3. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Twelve months.

4. What happens to Kovály's camp as the allied forces advance upon it?
(a) It is fortified.
(b) It is burned.
(c) It is disguised as a factory.
(d) It is partially dismantled.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kovály travel to Prague after reaching the outskirts of the city?

2. What is clear about Communism in Czechoslovakia by the end of 1949?

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

4. What do most of Kovály's friends offer her when she visits?

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

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