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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Kovály bedridden with illness after her last meeting with Margolius?

2. What does Pavel Kovály find for the apartment Kovály moves to after Margolius' death?

3. How is Kovály able to communicate with Margolius after his arrest?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Iron Curtain. What is the Iron Curtain? What does the Iron Curtain have to do with Czechoslovakia? Does it affect Kovály directly? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the writer's purpose for writing "Under A Cruel Star." What does she wish to convey to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of the Nazi concentration camps in "Under A Cruel Star." What are some anecdotes that Kovály shares with the reader? What is Kovály's personal experience in the concentration camps like? How does she overcome this trying period in her life?

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