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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. Who greets Kovály at Ruda's home?
(a) Ruda himself.
(b) Marta.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Mrs. Machova.

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

3. On one occasion, Kovály discovers the body of an acquaintance covered with what?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Rats.
(d) Hay.

4. Who moves into Kovály's apartment with her?
(a) A young Jewish woman.
(b) Auntie.
(c) Margolius.
(d) Marta.

5. While living in the ghetto, from what does Kovály rescue her invalid cousin?
(a) A rabid dog.
(b) A Nazi officer.
(c) A fire.
(d) A loan shark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does Kovály grow up?

2. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's group momentarily pleads with the others to go back?

3. In 1941, with whom does Kovály live in the ghetto where she is taken?

4. Faced with a bad economy, what do people do a few months before the end of the war?

5. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kovály keep up to date with Margolius' trial when she is in the hospital?

2. What event does Margolius and Kovály attend in 1950, and who greeted them there?

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

4. What happens to the people who return to Prague from concentration camps after the war?

5. After May 5th, 1945, what does Kovály observe in the final hours of the fight against the Germans?

6. What happens economically in Prague shortly after the war's end?

7. What does an old friend in the country encourage Margolius to do?

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

9. What does Kovály notice about the confessions issued by people arrested by the Communists?

10. After Margolius' death, why does Kovály worry that she would be arrested?

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