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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 type of people heard Slavenka's speech on the "velvet revolution"?
(a) Right-wing women.
(b) Right-wing men.
(c) Leftist women.
(d) Leftist men.

2. When did Slavenka see Tanja for the last time?
(a) A day before the suicide.
(b) A week before the suicide.
(c) The day of her death.
(d) A year before the suicide.

3. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?
(a) There was a lot of extra room.
(b) To be kind.
(c) To own something.
(d) To make money.

4. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Credit card.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Heat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What topics did Slavenka and Evelinka's dinner party guests discuss?

2. In "A Letter from the United States...", what did Slavenka say regarding Communist women and public discourse?

3. What kind of party did Slavenka and Evelina host together?

4. Time magazine reported that Eastern European women did what the same as they had fifty years ago?

5. What was Tanja forbidden to do, following her article against socialism?

(see the answer key)

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