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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Some Doubts about Fur Coats and Chapter 15: That Sunday like an Empty Red Balloon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Letter from the United States...", what symbol represented freedom to Slavenka?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) Castro.
(c) Tito.
(d) A ham sandwich.

2. In "Some Doubts...", what exotic purchase did Slavenka feel guilty about?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A house on the ocean.
(d) A fancy car.

3. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?
(a) A mail system.
(b) The internet.
(c) Post office employees.
(d) Private booths.

4. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Iowa City.
(d) St. Louis.

5. Who helped Ulrike get out of prison?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) Leaders in West Germany.
(c) Slavenka.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka learned the truth about Ulrike from whom?

2. Years after her release, what happened to Ulrike's prison?

3. What amazed Slavenka about the American phone system?

4. What was one of the problems in Zsuzsa and Istvan's marriage?

5. In Croatia, what issue became important under new democratic governments?

(see the answer key)

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