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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?
(a) The Lodz Ghetto.
(b) The Vilna Ghetto.
(c) The Lvóv Ghetto.
(d) The Lublin Ghetto.

2. Which group does Kovály contact after receiving the note from Ruda?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The Czech Union of Jewish Students.
(c) The housing authority.
(d) The local resistance.

3. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's acquaintances is shot?
(a) Andula.
(b) Hanka.
(c) Zuzka.
(d) Mana.

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

5. In whose hometown does the escape party dissolve?
(a) Zuzka's.
(b) Andula's.
(c) Hanka's.
(d) Kovály's.

6. After returning to Prague, Kovály receives a note from Ruda that contains what?
(a) A bank account number.
(b) Directions for avoiding the Gestapo.
(c) A prayer.
(d) Passwords.

7. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?
(a) The British army.
(b) The Chinese army.
(c) The American army.
(d) The Russian army.

8. What are the living conditions in the ghetto?
(a) Calm.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Sanitary.
(d) Luxurious.

9. How does Margolius feel about his work for the Communist Party?
(a) He is devoted to it.
(b) He does his work without conviction.
(c) He feels he is working against Czechoslovakia's best interests.
(d) He is indifferent to his role.

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

11. How does Kovály travel to Prague after reaching the outskirts of the city?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) By taxi.
(c) By row boat.
(d) By streetcar.

12. What is the reality of the Russian government?
(a) It rules prosperously.
(b) It rules fairly.
(c) It has no real power.
(d) It rules with terror.

13. What position for a publisher does Kovály secure for herself in 1946?
(a) Art editor.
(b) Proofreader.
(c) Translator.
(d) Production artist.

14. How is Russia portrayed to the Czech people?
(a) As stable.
(b) As a failure.
(c) A paradise.
(d) As tumultuous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jan Masaryk?

2. How does Franz treat Eva at the camp?

3. What name does Kovály give her first child?

4. What is said to happen to people in Prague who harbor fugitives?

5. Who is Franz?

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