View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This is the only Jewish person Kovály knew before the war who returns to Prague?
(a) Vlada.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Rudolf Margolius.
(d) The local Rabbi.

2. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?
(a) To rescue her from Prague.
(b) To clear his father's name.
(c) To get revenge for what happened to his father.
(d) To support her.

3. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?
(a) A barn.
(b) A farmer's field.
(c) A train station.
(d) A country inn.

4. What news arrives for Kovály almost daily after the war?
(a) News about political corruption in the city.
(b) News about family members who survive the war.
(c) News about job opportunities abroad.
(d) News of some friends or family members' war-time demise.

5. What does Margolius beg Kovály to do during their last meeting?
(a) Forget she ever knew him.
(b) Remarry.
(c) Help his escape.
(d) Leave Czechoslovakia.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her husband's death, for what does Kovály fear she would be arrested?

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

3. Who else becomes seriously ill while Kovály recovers from her illness?

4. What are the living conditions in the ghetto?

5. What do people begin offering Kovály after Margolius accepts a high-ranking government job?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample