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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which country is the ghetto that Kovály and her family are taken located?
(a) Poland.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Germany.
(d) Romania.

2. At what point does the staff at the hospital Kovály is admitted to stop giving her good treatment?
(a) When it becomes clear she has no money.
(b) When the hospital becomes over-crowded with patients.
(c) After Kovály loses her temper with a nurse.
(d) When they find out her husband has been arrested.

3. In 1947 and early 1948, from what does Kovály isolate herself?
(a) The outside world.
(b) Her son.
(c) Political discussions.
(d) Her friends.

4. After the change of power in 1956, what does The Party admit in regards to the confessions of political prisoners?
(a) The Party admits that the confessions were forced.
(b) The Party admits that the confessions were ironic.
(c) The Party admits that the confessions were exaggerations.
(d) The Party admits that the confessions were true.

5. In what year is the ghetto liquidated?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Iron Curtain falls on Czechoslovakia, what happens to the media?

2. Where does Kovály have her last meeting with Margolius?

3. In addition to Jews, what other group in Kovály's home city are forcibly evacuated from the city?

4. In 1941, to which ghetto is Kovály and her family taken?

5. How does Kovály react to the news that the Party committee gives her?

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