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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, A Communist Eye or What did I see in New York?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Slavenka confused when certain people were glorified in the United States?
(a) She was used to celebrity.
(b) She was attracted to those people.
(c) She was one of these people.
(d) She was used to equality.

2. What trendy look was Slavenka disgusted by when it appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine?
(a) Bright blue eyeshadow and mascara.
(b) Platinum hair and red lipstick.
(c) Natural make-up.
(d) Metallic make-up.

3. When did Croatia become a democracy?
(a) Before World War II.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1978.
(d) After the fall of the Berlin Wall.

4. Why were cleaning services forbidden in Communist times?
(a) They did not do the job well.
(b) They cost too much.
(c) They bred laziness.
(d) They bred inequality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Our Little Stasi", what made it difficult for Slavenka to pay her bills?

2. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?

3. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

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

5. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?

(see the answer key)

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