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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 Beograd, why did a mob attempt to set a girl's coat on fire?
(a) They were jealous.
(b) All of these.
(c) It was mink.
(d) It was expensive.

2. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1983.

3. What simple appliance was Slavenka's friend Blaga unaware of?
(a) A dishwasher.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A dryer.

4. Years after her release, what happened to Ulrike's prison?
(a) It became a school.
(b) It was razed to the ground.
(c) It caught fire.
(d) It became a museum.

5. Under Communism, who frequently used the Croatian phone system?
(a) Teachers.
(b) The homeless.
(c) The State Police.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazed Slavenka about the American phone system?

2. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?

3. How long were Zsuzsa and Istvan married?

4. What did the revolution in Zagreb, Croatia lack?

5. How old was Slavenka when she first participated in an election?

(see the answer key)

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