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

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

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

4. Slavenka believed that what was an endangered species under Communism?
(a) Women.
(b) Dogs.
(c) People.
(d) Birds.

5. What impressed Slavenka about American washing machines?
(a) Their craftsmanship.
(b) All of these.
(c) Their reliability.
(d) Their efficiency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simple appliance was Slavenka's friend Blaga unaware of?

2. Slavenka believed that those under Communism wore what metaphorical color?

3. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?

4. When did Croatia become a democracy?

5. Under Communist rule, what was typical of Eastern European marriages?

(see the answer key)

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