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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 mother on arrival at the concentration camp?
(a) She is redirected to another camp.
(b) She is assigned factory work.
(c) She is shot.
(d) She is gassed.

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

3. Which of the following does not describe the political gatherings Kovály attended with her husband?
(a) Tedious.
(b) Constrained.
(c) Artificial.
(d) Joyous.

4. What do most of Kovály's friends offer her when she visits?
(a) Food.
(b) A shopping spree.
(c) Financial support.
(d) A bed.

5. During her time in hiding, what does Kovály wish she could go outside to do?
(a) Visit with friends.
(b) Plant flowers.
(c) Visit the library.
(d) Enjoy the springtime.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose hometown does the escape party dissolve?

2. For how many months is Kovály hidden by the resistance?

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

4. How are the escaped women able to cross the border out of Nazi Germany?

5. For what does Franta seek forgiveness from Kovály?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What brought the war to a conclusion for Kovály personally?

4. Describe Kovály's difficulties in obtaining a death certificate for Margolius.

5. What is Kovály's last meeting with Margolius like?

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

7. What happens in Czechoslovakia as 1948 drew to a close?

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

9. How does Kovály secure herself an apartment following the war?

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

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