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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Margolius when Kovály sees him last?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) Forty-six.
(d) Forty-three.

2. Who suggests to Kovály that her apartment might be bugged?
(a) Margolius.
(b) Pavel Eisler.
(c) Mrs. Machova.
(d) Ruda.

3. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?
(a) To get revenge for what happened to his father.
(b) To clear his father's name.
(c) To support her.
(d) To rescue her from Prague.

4. What work-at-home job does Kovály find after Margolius' death?
(a) Stuffing envelopes.
(b) Painting figurines.
(c) Weaving scarves.
(d) Assembling slippers.

5. After the change of power in 1956, what does The Party admit in regards to the confessions of political prisoners?
(a) The Party admits that the confessions were ironic.
(b) The Party admits that the confessions were exaggerations.
(c) The Party admits that the confessions were forced.
(d) The Party admits that the confessions were true.

6. Whose permission does Kovály require in order to obtain the document she needs to arrange her life?
(a) A doctor's.
(b) The Communist Party's.
(c) A lawyer's.
(d) A notary public's.

7. In 1967, public sentiment shifts away from what?
(a) Equal rights for women.
(b) Spending money on rebuilding Prague.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) Democratic ideals.

8. What is Bartos able to do in order to help Kovály?
(a) Bartos arranges a new apartment for Kovály.
(b) Bartos finds Kovály employment.
(c) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.
(d) Bartos gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.

9. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?
(a) Termination of employment.
(b) Jail time.
(c) Official hazing.
(d) Financial ruin.

10. Why do guards stop Kovály at the border when she tries to leave Czechoslovakia?
(a) She is a wanted fugitive.
(b) No one is allowed to cross the borders.
(c) She does not have the right paperwork.
(d) Her photograph does not resemble her aged face.

11. Who hides some of Kovály's items in her building's basement?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Pavel Kovály.
(c) Kovály herself.
(d) Mrs. Machova.

12. Who occupies Czechoslovakia after what is effectively a kidnapping of the new leadership?
(a) Japanese troops.
(b) American troops.
(c) German troops.
(d) Soviet bloc troops.

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

14. What profession does Kovály assume after marrying Pavel?
(a) She becomes a librarian.
(b) She becomes a seamstress.
(c) English-language book translation.
(d) She becomes a teacher.

15. How does Kovály learn that the new government has acceded to the demands being put on it?
(a) At work.
(b) Over the radio.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) While walking through a crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kovály leave Prague after the news of the new governments accession?

2. Who dies just six months after Margolius' death?

3. How long is Kovály bedridden with illness after her last meeting with Margolius?

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

5. How is Kovály able to communicate with Margolius after his arrest?

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