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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?
(a) She loans the money to friends.
(b) The Communists empty her bank account.
(c) Because of a currency devaluation.
(d) She is robbed.

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

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

6. What does Kovály notice is happening to her family in January 1952?
(a) They are being watched and followed.
(b) They are running out of money.
(c) They are growing apart.
(d) They are being gossiped about by neighbors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. After recovering from her illness and mourning, what document does Kovály realize she needs in order to arrange her life?
(a) Her birth certificate.
(b) A death certificate.
(c) A driver's license.
(d) Her husband's will.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kovály unable to move into a cheaper apartment after Margolius' arrest?

2. After her husband's death, for what does Kovály fear she would be arrested?

3. At the hospital, with what is Kovály eventually diagnosed?

4. What kind of feeling is said to have pervaded Prague in 1968?

5. Listening to Margolius on the radio, what does Kovály realize about what he says?

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