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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Prague on May 5th, 1945?
(a) A great fire destroys much of Prague.
(b) Kovály gives birth to her first child.
(c) An uprising against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia.
(d) Kovály is discovered and taken into custody.

2. What would one have to do in order to buy anything?
(a) Wait in long lines.
(b) Order via catalogue.
(c) Go to a central city market.
(d) File a request with local authorities.

3. What do most of Kovály's friends offer her when she visits?
(a) A bed.
(b) Financial support.
(c) A shopping spree.
(d) Food.

4. What happens when family associates and friends hear about Margolius' arrest?
(a) They send food and money to Kovály.
(b) They arrange a lawyer for Margolius.
(c) They stage a protest.
(d) They sever all relations to Kovály.

5. Months after Margolius' arrest, why does the Communist Party send a team to Kovály's apartment?
(a) To arrest Kovály.
(b) To catalogue her possessions.
(c) To seize documents.
(d) To confiscate her money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Kovály's neighbors treat her after Margolius' arrest?

2. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?

3. What happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?

4. What group of people does Kovály say many industrialists think comprise the workforces during the war?

5. For how many months is Kovály hidden by the resistance?

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