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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While party officials publicly extol the virtues of proletariat work, what is going on in secret among government officials?
(a) Volunteer work.
(b) Planning to create job opportunities.
(c) Military lotting to declare war on the Soviet Union.
(d) Widespread corruption.

2. How does Kovály travel to Prague after reaching the outskirts of the city?
(a) By row boat.
(b) By streetcar.
(c) By bicycle.
(d) By taxi.

3. 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.

4. What happens to the national borders as 1948 end?
(a) The Soviet Union stations their armies at the borders.
(b) The borders are extended.
(c) The borders are closed.
(d) The borders are reopened.

5. Why is Kovály unable to move into a cheaper apartment after Margolius' arrest?
(a) She is under house arrest.
(b) There is a housing shortage in Prague.
(c) She cannot afford the moving fees.
(d) The party refuses to let her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?

2. What happens to Kovály's mother on arrival at the concentration camp?

3. What supply is said to be scarce and often withheld from the people in the camp?

4. What news arrives for Kovály almost daily after the war?

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

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