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

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

4. After the power change in 1956, what do soviet satellite nations begin to do?
(a) Implement a stricter educational system.
(b) Sever all ties with the Soviet Union.
(c) Release political prisoners.
(d) Trade goods with Western countries.

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

6. After guards stop Kovály at the border, what does Kovály NOT do to help in Prague?
(a) Participate in non-violent resistance.
(b) Distribute leaflets.
(c) Lead a demonstration.
(d) Put up posters.

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

8. What does the Party tell Kovály they refused to do in regards to Margolius?
(a) Publicly acknowledge his guilt.
(b) Publicly acknowledge his existence.
(c) Publicly acknowledge his innocence.
(d) Publicly acknowledge his experience as a prisoner.

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

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

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

12. What happens politically in the spring of 1968?
(a) The people reject the Communist system.
(b) The Communist Party implement many new strict laws.
(c) Czechoslovakia becomes a democracy.
(d) The leader of the Communist Party step down.

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

14. How does Kovály leave Prague after the news of the new governments accession?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By boat.
(d) By bus.

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