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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position for a publisher does Kovály secure for herself in 1946?
(a) Translator.
(b) Art editor.
(c) Proofreader.
(d) Production artist.

3. In which country is Kovály born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Romania.
(c) Poland.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

4. On one occasion, Kovály discovers the body of an acquaintance covered with what?
(a) Rats.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Hay.

5. How are the escaped women able to cross the border out of Nazi Germany?
(a) They receive help from a Greman officer.
(b) They follow a river out of Germany.
(c) They hide in the back of an army truck.
(d) They sneak across a border checkpoint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?

2. What does Kovály want to focus on besides getting involved with the Communist Party?

3. How does Kovály travel to Prague after reaching the outskirts of the city?

4. Which area does the escaped women enter after leaving Nazi Germany?

5. While living in the ghetto, from what does Kovály rescue her invalid cousin?

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