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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most appealing form of government for the majority of Czechs following the war?

2. How does Kovály get herself an apartment after the end of the war?

3. Where does Kovály see a mass demonstration in 1948?

4. What happens to many of the people who return to Prague from the concentration camps?

5. After returning to Prague, Kovály receives a note from Ruda that contains what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What examples of hardships in the ghetto does Kovály describe?

2. Where is Kovály's family when the Soviet occupation occurred?

3. How does Kovály get back to Prague?

4. What is life like for Kovály as a slave laborer at Auschwitz?

5. After Margolius' death, why does Kovály worry that she would be arrested?

6. Where does Kovály find work in 1946?

7. Describe what occurrs in Czechoslovakia in the spring of 1968.

8. What brought the war to a conclusion for Kovály personally?

9. Who is arrested in November 1951 and how does it affect Margolius?

10. What minor miracle does Bartos achieve for Kovály which enabled her to visit a hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Hitler and Stalin in Kovály`s life. Who is Adolf Hitler and how does he affect Kovály`s life? Who is Stalin and how does he affect Kovály's life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Communism in Czechoslovakia from the 1940s until the 1960s. What are the beliefs of the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia? How do they gain power? What is "Victorious February"? What does Kovály think of Communism? What does her husband think of Communism? How does Communism affect their marriage and lives together?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of "Under A Cruel Star." What elements can be found within its pages to suggest it is an example of this genre?

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