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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do many people believe Masaryk dies?
(a) Poison.
(b) Torture.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Heart attack.

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

3. Who is Jan Masaryk?
(a) Regional Party Secretary.
(b) Deputy Minister of National Defense.
(c) The Foreign Minister.
(d) Margolius' assistant.

4. Why does Margolius accept a high-ranking government job?
(a) So that he will have more power to make changes.
(b) To get a pay raise.
(c) To impress his neighbors.
(d) He is forced to do so.

5. What is the reality of the Russian government?
(a) It rules prosperously.
(b) It rules fairly.
(c) It rules with terror.
(d) It has no real power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Mrs. Machova?

3. In which country is Kovály born?

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

5. In addition to Jews, what other group in Kovály's home city are forcibly evacuated from the city?

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