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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens economically in Czechoslovakia as Communism takes hold?
(a) Economic activity returns to its pre-war levels.
(b) The economy slows to a crawl.
(c) The economy booms.
(d) The economy grows by fifty percent.

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

4. How is Margolius personally impacted by Slánský's arrest?
(a) The arrest means Margolius' gets a promotion at work.
(b) The arrest makes Margolius regret his friendship with Slánský.
(c) The arrest makes Margolius paranoid.
(d) The arrest makes Margolius question the Communist government for the first time.

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

6. What does Pavel Kovály find for the apartment Kovály moves to after Margolius' death?
(a) A radio.
(b) A mattress.
(c) An icebox.
(d) A stove.

7. How long does it take Kovály to obtain the document she needs in order to arrange her life?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

8. What does the party committee tell Kovály about her husband?
(a) He is still alive.
(b) He is guilty.
(c) He is rehabilitated.
(d) He is lost.

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

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

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

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

13. How does Kovály react to the news that the Party committee gives her?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She reacts with fury.
(d) She is happy.

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

15. 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 gives Kovály access to her savings accounts.
(d) Bartos gets Margolius released from custody to visit his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the spring of 1968, what becomes politically common?

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

3. Who comes to power in 1956?

4. Who is Rudolf Slánský?

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

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