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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kovály's ethnic background?
(a) Romani.
(b) Greek.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Italian.

2. Following the end of the war, how do the Prague civil authorities handle the return of concentration camp prisoners?
(a) They embrace the return.
(b) They search public records to identify returnees eligible for free housing.
(c) They build road blocks.
(d) They are incapable of dealing with the confusion.

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

4. What are the living conditions in the ghetto?
(a) Calm.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Sanitary.
(d) Horrible.

5. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?
(a) She is sent new clothes and a small amount of money.
(b) She is visited by a former classmate.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She collapses with a fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the people who are staying in Auschwitz as the allied forces advance?

2. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?

3. After returning to Prague, Kovály receives a note from Ruda that contains what?

4. During her time in hiding, what does Kovály spend a lot of her time doing?

5. Who greets Kovály at Ruda's home?

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