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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. What happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?
(a) He is imprisoned by the Nazis.
(b) He is thrown a surprise party.
(c) He falls into a coma and dies.
(d) He escapes from the ghetto.

2. What punishment does Margolius receive for his supposed crimes?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Ten years hard labor.
(c) A monetary fine.
(d) Life in prison.

3. What does Kovály find has happened to Margolius' ashes?
(a) They are buried in a mass grave.
(b) They are dumped into a lake.
(c) His ashes are spread on an icy roadway.
(d) They are mixed into asphalt to pave a road.

4. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Democracy.

5. As Communism takes hold in Czechoslovakia, what does Kovály note about the confessions issued by arrested individuals?
(a) They are full of Party verbiage.
(b) They are read in Russian.
(c) They are heart-wrenching
(d) They are sarcastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?

2. How is Russia portrayed to the Czech people?

3. What position for a publisher does Kovály secure for herself in 1946?

4. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?

5. How do Kovály's friends begin to treat her after Margolius accepts his high-ranking government job?

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