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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. Why does Margolius accept a high-ranking government job?
(a) To impress his neighbors.
(b) So that he will have more power to make changes.
(c) To get a pay raise.
(d) He is forced to do so.

2. Where does Kovály have her last meeting with Margolius?
(a) At their apartment.
(b) At a courthouse.
(c) At the Communist Party headquarters.
(d) At a prison.

3. Who is Eva?
(a) A young and frail camp inmate.
(b) Kovály's cousin.
(c) A Jewish nurse who looks after the inmates.
(d) A camp inmate who is shot for stealing food.

4. Listening to Margolius on the radio, what does Kovály realize about what he says?
(a) That he is holding back tears.
(b) That he sounds ill.
(c) That it is a memorized speech.
(d) That it is not her husband speaking.

5. In what year does Kovály's have a baby?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the reality of the Russian government?

3. Where does Kovály see a mass demonstration in 1948?

4. How long is a typical workday in the camp?

5. What happens to people who cannot keep up as the camp was evacuated?

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