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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: I think of Ulrike this night in November and Chapter 5: On Doing Laundry.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Ulrike after a year in prison?
(a) She lost her mind.
(b) She learned English.
(c) She developed polio.
(d) She lost her hair.

3. What response did Tanja's article against socialism receive?
(a) Citizens wanted her to run for office.
(b) Many in her country were upset.
(c) People didn't notice the article.
(d) People gave her money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the capital of Bulgaria?

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

3. What did America represent to Slavenka?

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

5. What important Yugoslavian political figure died in 1980?

(see the answer key)

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