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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of feeling is said to have pervaded Prague in 1968?
(a) Anger.
(b) A feeling of freedom.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Terror.

2. How do Kovály's neighbors treat her after Margolius' arrest?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With pity.
(c) With hostility.
(d) With concern.

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

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

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

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

7. Who dies just six months after Margolius' death?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Rudolf Slánský.
(c) Pavel Eisler.
(d) Ivan Kovály.

8. What ailment does Kovály develop as a result of her poor living and work conditions?
(a) A chronic cough.
(b) An intense pain.
(c) A stomach ulcer.
(d) Malnutrition.

9. Where does Kovály find a job in order to support herself and Ivan?
(a) At a nursery school.
(b) At a dairy.
(c) At a print shop.
(d) At a factory.

10. What book does Margolius tell Kovály he has read and enjoyed.
(a) Animal Farm.
(b) Men of Clear Conscience.
(c) The Communist Manifesto.
(d) Illusion and Liberty.

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

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

13. Who is favored by Communist propaganda?
(a) The working poor.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) Middle-class professionals.
(d) Ethnic minorities.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At his trial, to what crime does Margolius confess?

2. What is the meaning of the 'S' stamped on Margolius' case file?

3. To what are the families of arrested individuals subjected?

4. How is Margolius personally impacted by Slánský's arrest?

5. Where is Pavel Kovály on the morning of the occupation of Czechoslovakia?

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