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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 does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?
(a) They are middle-level politicians.
(b) They are Jewish.
(c) They are former resistance members.
(d) They are unmarried men.

2. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Twelve months.

3. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?
(a) To get revenge for what happened to his father.
(b) To support her.
(c) To clear his father's name.
(d) To rescue her from Prague.

4. What does Margolius beg Kovály to do during their last meeting?
(a) Remarry.
(b) Leave Czechoslovakia.
(c) Help his escape.
(d) Forget she ever knew him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Merenka?

2. Who is favored by Communist propaganda?

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

4. In what year does Kovály's have a baby?

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

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