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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15, 16, and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kovály find out about her friends when she returns to Prague?
(a) They are terrified of being seen with her.
(b) They notify the Gestapo of her return.
(c) They pool their money and prepare a place for her to stay.
(d) They are gone.

2. Who comes to power in 1956?
(a) Alexey Kosygin.
(b) Nikita Khruschchev.
(c) Nikolai Bulganin.
(d) Iosef Stalin.

3. Whose permission does Kovály require in order to obtain the document she needs to arrange her life?
(a) A notary public's.
(b) The Communist Party's.
(c) A doctor's.
(d) A lawyer's.

4. After finding a place to stay, what immediately happens to Kovály?
(a) She is sent new clothes and a small amount of money.
(b) She collapses with a fever.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She is visited by a former classmate.

5. What group does Margolius join after the war?
(a) Civic Democratic Party.
(b) Politika 21.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Workers Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her time in hiding, what does Kovály wish she could go outside to do?

2. Why does Kovály's savings disappear in the spring of 1953?

3. Which of Kovály's friends promises absolute assistance under any circumstance?

4. Who greets Kovály and Margolius at the anniversary celebration?

5. Where does the Margolius family move after Rudolf accepts his high-ranking government job?

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