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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the end of the war, which one of Kovály's friends gives her a place to stay?
(a) Zdena.
(b) Jenda.
(c) Auntie.
(d) None of them.

2. Where does the Margolius family move after Rudolf accepts his high-ranking government job?
(a) A better part of Prague.
(b) To America.
(c) To the Soviet Union.
(d) To Ostrava.

3. At the beginning of the book, who does Kovály name as individuals who help shape her life?
(a) Lenin and Marx.
(b) Rudolf Margolias and Pavel Kovály.
(c) Her God-mother and God-father.
(d) Hitler and Stalin.

4. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?
(a) She is visited by a former classmate.
(b) She is arrested.
(c) She is sent new clothes and a small amount of money.
(d) She collapses with a fever.

5. In 1941, with whom does Kovály live in the ghetto where she is taken?
(a) Her God parents.
(b) A group of girls around her age.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) Her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is clear about Communism in Czechoslovakia by the end of 1949?

2. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?

3. Who is Merenka?

4. While living in the ghetto, from what does Kovály rescue her invalid cousin?

5. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?

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