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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. In 1947 and early 1948, from what does Kovály isolate herself?
(a) Political discussions.
(b) The outside world.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her friends.

2. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's acquaintances is shot?
(a) Mana.
(b) Andula.
(c) Hanka.
(d) Zuzka.

3. To which camp is Kovály and her family sent when their ghetto is liquidated?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Arbeitsdorf.
(d) Dachau.

4. This is the only Jewish person Kovály knew before the war who returns to Prague?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) The local Rabbi.
(c) Rudolf Margolius.
(d) Vlada.

5. Which of the following does the owner of the publishers NOT instruct Kovály about?
(a) Prague.
(b) Science.
(c) Art.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe the political gatherings Kovály attended with her husband?

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

3. Who moves into Kovály's apartment with her?

4. Who is Franz?

5. What are the living conditions in the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kovály discover happened with Margolius' remains?

3. What does Margolius have to say in his court statements?

4. Following her meeting with the Party committee in 1963, what does Kovály make efforts to have done?

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

6. At the beginning of the book, what does Kovály say shapes her life?

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

8. What is life like for Kovály in the ghetto?

9. What happens in Prague in October of 1941?

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

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