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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to power in 1956?
(a) Nikolai Bulganin.
(b) Alexey Kosygin.
(c) Iosef Stalin.
(d) Nikita Khruschchev.

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

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

4. During the summer of 1953, Kovály volunteers to help with what?
(a) A friend's anniversary party.
(b) A Communist rally.
(c) A public building project.
(d) The harvest.

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

6. What does Margolius beg Kovály to do during their last meeting?
(a) Leave Czechoslovakia.
(b) Help his escape.
(c) Forget she ever knew him.
(d) Remarry.

7. 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 exaggerations.
(b) The Party admits that the confessions were true.
(c) The Party admits that the confessions were forced.
(d) The Party admits that the confessions were ironic.

8. As the Iron Curtain falls on Czechoslovakia, what happens to the media?
(a) The media focuses on feel-good stories.
(b) The media becomes controlled by the State.
(c) The media only reports Russian news.
(d) The media disappears.

9. Where is Ivan living at the time of the 1960s occupation of Czechoslovakia?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Austria.
(c) Canada.
(d) Yugoslavia.

10. What happens when Pavel Kovály and Kovály marry?
(a) Ivan disapproves.
(b) Their wedding is interrupted by a riot.
(c) They make plans to emigrate to Britain.
(d) Pavel is fired.

11. How does Kovály describe the atmosphere in Prague by the middle of 1951?
(a) As hostile as it had been during the Nazi occupation.
(b) As unnerving.
(c) As having an air of freedom.
(d) As peaceful and calm.

12. What does Kovály notice about nearly all the people arrested by the government?
(a) They are Jewish.
(b) They are former resistance members.
(c) They are middle-level politicians.
(d) They are unmarried men.

13. What punishment does Margolius receive for his supposed crimes?
(a) The death penalty.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Ten years hard labor.
(d) A monetary fine.

14. What work does Pavel Kovály find for Kovály after she loses her work-at-home job?
(a) A position at a shoe store.
(b) An office assistant job.
(c) Freelance art work.
(d) Translation work.

15. As Communism takes hold in Czechoslovakia, what does Kovály note about the confessions issued by arrested individuals?
(a) They are read in Russian.
(b) They are heart-wrenching
(c) They are sarcastic.
(d) They are full of Party verbiage.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?

2. What profession does Kovály assume after marrying Pavel?

3. What happens when family associates and friends hear about Margolius' arrest?

4. After Margolius' verdict is announced, who arranges for Ivan to stay in the country a bit longer?

5. In what year is Kovály summoned to appear before a party committee?

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