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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: A Doll that Grew Old and Chapter 7: Forward to the Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Communist regime, what did the girls in Eastern Europe have trouble playing with?
(a) Boys.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Guns.

2. Who was forced to abandon Ulrike due to her time in prison?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her church.

3. When year did Tanja die?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1988.

4. What country supplied products to Poland after the fall of Communism?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) Africa.
(d) Canada.

5. Time magazine reported that Eastern European women did what the same as they had fifty years ago?
(a) Dress.
(b) Make bread.
(c) Think.
(d) Laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Communist state want to create a uniform, physical appearance amongst women?

2. What mentality permeated the people of Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism?

3. How did Slavenka's daughter respond to the idea of inferior toiletry products?

4. When did Slavenka see Tanja for the last time?

5. According to Slavenka, what sect was not acknowledged in the media during the collapse of Communism?

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