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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. How long is a typical workday in the camp?
(a) Eleven hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Sixteen hours.
(d) Twenty hours.

2. At what point does the staff at the hospital Kovály is admitted to stop giving her good treatment?
(a) After Kovály loses her temper with a nurse.
(b) When it becomes clear she has no money.
(c) When the hospital becomes over-crowded with patients.
(d) When they find out her husband has been arrested.

3. How is Margolius personally impacted by Slánský's arrest?
(a) The arrest makes Margolius question the Communist government for the first time.
(b) The arrest makes Margolius paranoid.
(c) The arrest means Margolius' gets a promotion at work.
(d) The arrest makes Margolius regret his friendship with Slánský.

4. How does Marenka secure hospitalization for Kovály?
(a) Marenka causes a public scene.
(b) Marenka pays for the treatment.
(c) Marenka's sister works at the hospital.
(d) Marenka bribes a doctor.

5. What anniversary celebration does Kovály and Margolius attend in 1950?
(a) The anniversary of Gottwald's appointment as Prime Minister.
(b) The anniversary of Karl Marx's birth.
(c) The anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
(d) The anniversary of Victorious February.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the apartment like that Kovály is assigned?

2. Who is Dr. Bartos?

3. Why is Kovály unable to move into a cheaper apartment after Margolius' arrest?

4. In which city does Kovály grow up?

5. What does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?

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