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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 12, 13, and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position for a publisher does Kovály secure for herself in 1946?
(a) Translator.
(b) Production artist.
(c) Art editor.
(d) Proofreader.

2. How do Kovály's friends begin to treat her after Margolius accepts his high-ranking government job?
(a) With great deference.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With hostility.
(d) With affection.

3. What is one reason Ivan is sent to stay in the country occasionally?
(a) To put on weight.
(b) To avoid the dangers of the city.
(c) To recover from tuberculosis.
(d) To study at a prestigious school.

4. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?
(a) A barn.
(b) A country inn.
(c) A farmer's field.
(d) A train station.

5. What happens to the people who are staying in Auschwitz as the allied forces advance?
(a) They are relocated via train.
(b) They are marched westward.
(c) They are executed.
(d) They are released.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose hometown does the escape party dissolve?

2. What punishment does Margolius receive for his supposed crimes?

3. What does Ivan promise his mother when he finally returns from the country?

4. While attempting to escape, which of Kovály's acquaintances is shot?

5. After Margolius' verdict is announced, who arranges for Ivan to stay in the country a bit longer?

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