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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. Once they had the right to vote, the people in Zagreb had little interest in doing what?
(a) Voting.
(b) Working.
(c) Supporting their leaders.
(d) Complaining.

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

3. What happened to Ulrike after a year in prison?
(a) She lost her hair.
(b) She lost her mind.
(c) She developed polio.
(d) She learned English.

4. In Croatia, what issue became important under new democratic governments?
(a) Airport systems.
(b) Charity.
(c) Animal control.
(d) Private space.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

2. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?

3. Why were cleaning services forbidden in Communist times?

4. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?

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

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