View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?
(a) To rescue her from Prague.
(b) To clear his father's name.
(c) To get revenge for what happened to his father.
(d) To support her.

2. Who greets Kovály and Margolius at the anniversary celebration?
(a) Josef Frank.
(b) Tomáš Masaryk.
(c) Klement Gottwald.
(d) Rudolf Slánský.

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

4. In what year is Kovály summoned to appear before a party committee?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

5. Where is Pavel Kovály on the morning of the occupation of Czechoslovakia?
(a) In Romania.
(b) In the United States.
(c) On his way to England.
(d) In the countryside.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What happens when family associates and friends hear about Margolius' arrest?
(a) They arrange a lawyer for Margolius.
(b) They stage a protest.
(c) They send food and money to Kovály.
(d) They sever all relations to Kovály.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hides some of Kovály's items in her building's basement?

2. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?

3. Who comes to power in 1956?

4. Who is favored by Communist propaganda?

5. What is listed Margolius' official cause of death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 558 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample