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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 is clear about Communism in Czechoslovakia by the end of 1949?
(a) It would fail within months.
(b) It was more successful than it was in Russia.
(c) It was incorruptable.
(d) That is would be no different than it was in Russia.

2. What is Bartos able to do in order to help Kovály?
(a) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.
(b) Bartos gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.
(c) Bartos arranges a new apartment for Kovály.
(d) Bartos finds Kovály employment.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Kovály when she arrives at the camp?
(a) Young.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Strong.

4. How long is Kovály bedridden with illness after her last meeting with Margolius?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Nine months.
(c) About one month.
(d) Three months.

5. Following the end of the war, how do the Prague civil authorities handle the return of concentration camp prisoners?
(a) They embrace the return.
(b) They are incapable of dealing with the confusion.
(c) They search public records to identify returnees eligible for free housing.
(d) They build road blocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the escaped women able to cross the border out of Nazi Germany?

3. How does Kovály describe the atmosphere in Prague by the middle of 1951?

4. What is the reality of the Russian government?

5. For what does Franta seek forgiveness from Kovály?

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