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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 "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?
(a) Credit card.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Heat.

2. What amazed Slavenka about the American phone system?
(a) The phones never worked.
(b) People could crank call.
(c) The right to switch companies.
(d) It was so expensive.

3. What did the revolution in Zagreb, Croatia lack?
(a) Money.
(b) Hate.
(c) Joy.
(d) A leader.

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

5. Why was Ulrike put in prison?
(a) Theft.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) An attempt to flee her country.
(d) Assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Beograd, why did a mob attempt to set a girl's coat on fire?

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

3. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?

4. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?

5. Slavenka learned the truth about Ulrike from whom?

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