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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 happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?
(a) He is thrown a surprise party.
(b) He escapes from the ghetto.
(c) He is imprisoned by the Nazis.
(d) He falls into a coma and dies.

2. What happens to many smaller companies as 1948 comes to an end?
(a) They are shut-down.
(b) They are collectivized.
(c) They were nationalized.
(d) They are unionized.

3. Which of the following is one place Kovály works during the war?
(a) A brick factory.
(b) An office.
(c) A clinic.
(d) A kitchen.

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

5. In what year does Kovály's have a baby?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what kind of job does an old friend in the country urge Margolius to turn?

3. To which camp is Kovály and her family sent when their ghetto is liquidated?

4. What news arrives for Kovály almost daily after the war?

5. Where does Kovály realize some important Communist officers live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaint does Marta have about Vlada when Kovály met her?

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

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

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

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

6. Where is Kovály's family when the Soviet occupation occurred?

7. Why is Kovály summoned before a Party committee in 1963?

8. Why is Communism appealing to the Czech people after the war?

9. How does Kovály describe Margolius' work ethic?

10. How is Kovály treated differently at the hospital when it became known that her husband had been arrested?

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