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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. in 1968, who amasses military forces along the Czech borders?

2. What does Margolius beg Kovály to do during their last meeting?

3. What book does Margolius tell Kovály he has read and enjoyed.

4. What happens when family associates and friends hear about Margolius' arrest?

5. In the spring of 1968, what becomes politically common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Hitler and Stalin in Kovály`s life. Who is Adolf Hitler and how does he affect Kovály`s life? Who is Stalin and how does he affect Kovály's life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Iron Curtain. What is the Iron Curtain? What does the Iron Curtain have to do with Czechoslovakia? Does it affect Kovály directly? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Communism in Czechoslovakia from the 1940s until the 1960s. What are the beliefs of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia? How do they gain power? What is "Victorious February"? What does Kovály think of Communism? What does her husband think of Communism? How does Communism affect their marriage and lives together?

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