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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1947 and early 1948, from what does Kovály isolate herself?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her son.
(c) The outside world.
(d) Political discussions.

2. After her illness, what does Kovály do to prepare to reenter the outside world?
(a) Kovály writes letters to long-lost friends and family.
(b) Kovály learns to speak Russian.
(c) Kovály devotes herself to Communism.
(d) Kovály dyes her clothing black.

3. Where does Kovály realize some important Communist officers live?
(a) In luxury apartments.
(b) In former Jewish neighborhoods.
(c) In the poorest Prague neighborhoods.
(d) Next door to her family.

4. What happens in Prague on May 5th, 1945?
(a) A great fire destroys much of Prague.
(b) Kovály is discovered and taken into custody.
(c) An uprising against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia.
(d) Kovály gives birth to her first child.

5. Where do the Koválys move after they marry?
(a) To live with his mother.
(b) To America.
(c) To the attic of a friend's house.
(d) To a small apartment in another city.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?

3. After the power change in 1956, what do soviet satellite nations begin to do?

4. What does Kovály see while walking by a river that brings the war to a personal conclusion?

5. After wandering Prague looking for help, where does Kovály find herself doubting her faith in God?

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