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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To help haul ammunition, Kovály disguises herself as what?
(a) A Red Cross worker.
(b) A man.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A police officer.

3. In what year is the ghetto liquidated?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1944.

4. Who moves into Kovály's apartment with her?
(a) Margolius.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Marta.
(d) A young Jewish woman.

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

6. To what kind of job does an old friend in the country urge Margolius to turn?
(a) A banking job.
(b) A teaching job.
(c) A factory job.
(d) A farming job.

7. Kovály discovers that the politicians wives are afraid of doing what?
(a) Leaving their houses after dark.
(b) Anything that could be construed as disloyal to the party.
(c) Overhearing political discussions.
(d) Wearing unfashionable clothing.

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

9. 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.

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

11. Which of the following does the owner of the publishers NOT instruct Kovály about?
(a) Art.
(b) Prague.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

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

13. Faced with a bad economy, what do people do a few months before the end of the war?
(a) Loot and riot.
(b) Take all their money from the banks.
(c) Pawn their possessions.
(d) Hoard.

14. Who is Mrs. Machova?
(a) A friend who looks after Kovály's son.
(b) Ivan Kovály's teacher.
(c) Kovály's housekeeper.
(d) Kovály's disapproving neighbor.

15. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?
(a) Jenda.
(b) Franta.
(c) Heda.
(d) Marta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, with whom does Kovály live in the ghetto where she is taken?

2. What do people begin offering Kovály after Margolius accepts a high-ranking government job?

3. In 1941, who occupies Kovály's home city?

4. What name does Kovály give her first child?

5. In which city does Kovály grow up?

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