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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 Kovály's ethnic background?
(a) Italian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Romani.

2. What does Kovály want to focus on besides getting involved with the Communist Party?
(a) Having a family.
(b) Emigrating to America.
(c) Fighting for democracy.
(d) Rebuilding Prague.

3. Which army is said to be advancing westward in late 1944?
(a) The Chinese army.
(b) The American army.
(c) The Russian army.
(d) The British army.

4. After the end of the war, which one of Kovály's friends gives her a place to stay?
(a) Zdena.
(b) Jenda.
(c) Auntie.
(d) None of them.

5. In addition to Jews, what other group in Kovály's home city are forcibly evacuated from the city?
(a) Roma.
(b) Roman Catholics.
(c) Armenians.
(d) Ukrainians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to many smaller companies as 1948 comes to an end?

3. Which army reaches Prague in May 1945?

4. After wandering Prague looking for help, where does Kovály find herself doubting her faith in God?

5. During her time in hiding, what does Kovály wish she could go outside to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the time Margolius is arrested, how many citizens in total had been taken into custody, and what often happened to the families of arrested individuals?

2. What minor miracle does Bartos achieve for Kovály which enabled her to visit a hospital?

3. What happens as Kovály and her friends make their escape from the barn where the camp inmates are staying?

4. What happens in Prague in October of 1941?

5. What does Kovály do during her five months being hidden by the resistance?

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

7. What does Kovály realize by attending Communist Party meetings?

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

9. Describe the mass meeting Kovály attended in 1967.

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

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