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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Pavel Kovály said to have had no interest in?
(a) Czech independence.
(b) Party politics.
(c) Making money.
(d) Other people.

3. What word does Kovály use to describe Pavel Kovály?
(a) Rogue.
(b) Maverick.
(c) Playboy.
(d) Misfit.

4. Kovály discovers that the politicians wives are afraid of doing what?
(a) Overhearing political discussions.
(b) Leaving their houses after dark.
(c) Wearing unfashionable clothing.
(d) Anything that could be construed as disloyal to the party.

5. Who is Eva?
(a) Kovály's cousin.
(b) A Jewish nurse who looks after the inmates.
(c) A camp inmate who is shot for stealing food.
(d) A young and frail camp inmate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves into Kovály's apartment with her?

2. How does Kovály get herself an apartment after the end of the war?

3. In addition to Jews, what other group in Kovály's home city are forcibly evacuated from the city?

4. To what kind of job does an old friend in the country urge Margolius to turn?

5. How does Kovály describe the atmosphere in Prague by the middle of 1951?

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