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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: My First Midnight Mass and Chapter 17: On the Quality of Wall Paint in Eastern Europe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was considered absurd, in a Communist country?
(a) Fairness.
(b) Equality.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Prosperity.

2. In "A Communist Eye...", what food item did Slavenka almost pick up?
(a) A muffin.
(b) A banana.
(c) A candy bar.
(d) A slice of pizza.

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

4. At the beginning of "Pizza in Warsaw, Torte in Prague", where did Slavenka and Jolanta go for a visit?
(a) A dance hall.
(b) The laundromat.
(c) A pizza place.
(d) New York City.

5. In addition to Tanja, who did her lover impregnate?
(a) His other girlfriend.
(b) All of these.
(c) His wife.
(d) Tanja's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?

2. What country supplied products to Poland after the fall of Communism?

3. What was Slavenka's mother able to recite at the midnight mass?

4. What did Jolanta do for a living?

5. Why did the Croatian government watch Slavenka?

(see the answer key)

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