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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Dictatorship.

2. How does Kovály travel to Prague after reaching the outskirts of the city?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) By row boat.
(d) By streetcar.

3. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?
(a) The Lodz Ghetto.
(b) The Vilna Ghetto.
(c) The Lublin Ghetto.
(d) The Lvóv Ghetto.

4. How does Kovály get herself an apartment after the end of the war?
(a) She waits patiently until one comes available.
(b) She is awarded it in a lottery.
(c) She moves into the housing authority's offices.
(d) She lies about her identity.

5. What supply is said to be scarce and often withheld from the people in the camp?
(a) Food.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Coal.
(d) Toilet paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of government does Franta want Czechoslovakia to have?

2. In 1947 and early 1948, from what does Kovály isolate herself?

3. On one occasion, Kovály discovers the body of an acquaintance covered with what?

4. Kovály discovers that the politicians wives are afraid of doing what?

5. What does Kovály see while walking by a river that brings the war to a personal conclusion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What treatment does Kovály receive following Margolius' arrest?

2. What is said to have been the main topic of discussion for out of work Czechs after the war?

3. How are Kovály and Margolius able to communicate after his arrest?

4. What happens when Czec soldiers will not let Kovaly leave becuase she does not have the correct paperwork?

5. How does the Margolius' lives change after Rudolf accepts a high-ranking government job?

6. What is the Czechoslovakian economy like around 1950-51?

7. What do the Communists admit about the confessions made by political prisoners?

8. What does Kovály remember about a Nazi guard named Franz?

9. After her husband is arrested, what do state policemen come to her apartment to do?

10. How does Machova intervene when the Communists sent a team in to catalogue Kovály's possessions for later seizure?

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