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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city does Kovály grow up?
(a) Prague.
(b) Liberec.
(c) Ostrava.
(d) Brno.

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

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Kovály when she arrives at the camp?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Young.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Strong.

4. Who is Franz?
(a) A man Kovály knows from her old neighborhood.
(b) A Nazi guard who gives food to the camp inmates.
(c) A Nazi guard who occasionally lets prisoners escape.
(d) A Nazi guard who often acts as executioner.

5. In the ghetto where she is taken, Kovály assists a person of which profession?
(a) A writer.
(b) A physician.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?

2. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's group momentarily pleads with the others to go back?

3. How does Franz treat Eva at the camp?

4. At the beginning of the book, who does Kovály name as individuals who help shape her life?

5. What happens to people who cannot keep up as the camp was evacuated?

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