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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Franta seek forgiveness from Kovály?
(a) For taking some of her money.
(b) For turning her away when she needs help.
(c) For turning her in to the Gestapo.
(d) For not being able to get her an apartment.

2. Surviving the initial selection at Auschwitz, Kovály is assigned what work?
(a) Physical labor.
(b) Food preparation.
(c) Drafting of maps.
(d) Cleaning duties.

3. Who is favored by Communist propaganda?
(a) The working poor.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) Ethnic minorities.
(d) Middle-class professionals.

4. Who is Merenka?
(a) The Margolius' live-in assistant.
(b) A Communist Party spy.
(c) Ivan's teacher.
(d) The Margolius' next-door neighbor.

5. At the beginning of the book, who does Kovály name as individuals who help shape her life?
(a) Rudolf Margolias and Pavel Kovály.
(b) Her God-mother and God-father.
(c) Lenin and Marx.
(d) Hitler and Stalin.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point does the staff at the hospital Kovály is admitted to stop giving her good treatment?

2. How long does it take Kovály to obtain the document she needs in order to arrange her life?

3. As the Iron Curtain falls on Czechoslovakia, what happens to the media?

4. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?

5. What does Kovály see while walking by a river that brings the war to a personal conclusion?

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