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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who else becomes seriously ill while Kovály recovers from her illness?
(a) Merenka.
(b) Machova.
(c) Margolius.
(d) Ivan.

8. Where is Ivan living at the time of the 1960s occupation of Czechoslovakia?
(a) Austria.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Canada.

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

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

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

12. As the Iron Curtain falls on Czechoslovakia, what happens to the media?
(a) The media becomes controlled by the State.
(b) The media focuses on feel-good stories.
(c) The media only reports Russian news.
(d) The media disappears.

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

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

15. How old is Margolius when Kovály sees him last?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) Forty-six.
(d) Forty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Kovály bedridden with illness after her last meeting with Margolius?

2. Who greets Kovály and Margolius at the anniversary celebration?

3. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?

4. What work does Pavel Kovály find for Kovály after she loses her work-at-home job?

5. What happens at the mass meeting Kovály attends in 1967?

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