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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 reaches Prague in May 1945?
(a) The Romanian army.
(b) The Canadian army.
(c) The Russian army.
(d) The American army.

2. While living in the ghetto, from what does Kovály rescue her invalid cousin?
(a) A Nazi officer.
(b) A loan shark.
(c) A fire.
(d) A rabid dog.

3. What happens economically in Czechoslovakia as Communism takes hold?
(a) The economy slows to a crawl.
(b) The economy grows by fifty percent.
(c) Economic activity returns to its pre-war levels.
(d) The economy booms.

4. What happens to many of the people who return to Prague from the concentration camps?
(a) They are returned to their homes.
(b) They are turned to the streets.
(c) They are imprisoned.
(d) They are given free housing outside of Prague.

5. Which of the following does the owner of the publishers NOT instruct Kovály about?
(a) Prague.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?

2. Which area does the escaped women enter after leaving Nazi Germany?

3. Which group does Kovály contact after receiving the note from Ruda?

4. Who is Dr. Bartos?

5. This is the only Jewish person Kovály knew before the war who returns to Prague?

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