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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meaning of the 'S' stamped on Margolius' case file?
(a) It indicates that the Soviet Union requested his arrest.
(b) It indicates that he is Jewish.
(c) That his arrest relates to state security.
(d) His arrest is associated with Slánský's arrest.

2. How does Marenka secure hospitalization for Kovály?
(a) Marenka's sister works at the hospital.
(b) Marenka pays for the treatment.
(c) Marenka bribes a doctor.
(d) Marenka causes a public scene.

3. What do the police seize from the Margolius' apartment?
(a) Documents and cash.
(b) Items made of silver.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Jewish cultural items.

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

5. What is one reason Ivan is sent to stay in the country occasionally?
(a) To study at a prestigious school.
(b) To put on weight.
(c) To avoid the dangers of the city.
(d) To recover from tuberculosis.

6. After Margolius' verdict is announced, who arranges for Ivan to stay in the country a bit longer?
(a) Mrs. Machova.
(b) Pavel Eisner.
(c) Pavel Kovály.
(d) Merenka.

7. Why is Kovály unable to move into a cheaper apartment after Margolius' arrest?
(a) The party refuses to let her.
(b) She is under house arrest.
(c) There is a housing shortage in Prague.
(d) She cannot afford the moving fees.

8. What does Kovály find has happened to Margolius' ashes?
(a) They are dumped into a lake.
(b) They are mixed into asphalt to pave a road.
(c) They are buried in a mass grave.
(d) His ashes are spread on an icy roadway.

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

10. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?
(a) Seven hundred.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) One thousand.

11. When Margolias' trial begins, how long has it been since his arrest?
(a) Fifteen months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Seven months.

12. in 1968, who amasses military forces along the Czech borders?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) America.

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

14. Listening to Margolius on the radio, what does Kovály realize about what he says?
(a) That it is a memorized speech.
(b) That he is holding back tears.
(c) That he sounds ill.
(d) That it is not her husband speaking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens economically in Czechoslovakia as Communism takes hold?

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

3. How does Kovály describe the atmosphere in Prague by the middle of 1951?

4. How old is Margolius when Kovály sees him last?

5. What work-at-home job does Kovály find after Margolius' death?

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