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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After returning to Prague, Kovály receives a note from Ruda that contains what?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A bank account number.
(c) Passwords.
(d) Directions for avoiding the Gestapo.

2. How do many people believe Masaryk dies?
(a) Poison.
(b) Torture.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Suicide.

3. Which group does Kovály contact after receiving the note from Ruda?
(a) The housing authority.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The local resistance.
(d) The Czech Union of Jewish Students.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, with whom does Kovály live in the ghetto where she is taken?

2. What does Kovály find out about her friends when she returns to Prague?

3. Where are the camp inmates staying when Kovály and her acquaintances decide to escape?

4. What happens to Kovály's cousin days after she rescues him?

5. What does Kovály see while walking by a river that brings the war to a personal conclusion?

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