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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kovály find has happened to Margolius' ashes?

2. What would one have to do in order to buy anything?

3. During the summer of 1953, Kovály volunteers to help with what?

4. By the time Margolius is arrested, about how many other citizens had been arrested?

5. What does Pavel Kovály find for the apartment Kovály moves to after Margolius' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kovály's second husband, Pavel Kovály. How do they meet? What happens to Pavel after he marries Heda? Why does this happen?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of ostracism in "Under a Cruel Star." How is Kovály ostracized throughout the narrative? Why is she ostracized? How does this ostracism affect her life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Holocaust. How is it portrayed in "Under A Cruel Star"? What is the Holocaust and why does it occur? What is Hitler's role in this horrific chapter in human history?

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