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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. What delicacy did Slavenka purchase in Prague?
(a) Wine.
(b) Swiss candy.
(c) Torte.
(d) Apples.

2. In response to an abundance of food after the fall of Communism, what was considered a luxury?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) A buffet.
(c) Eating everything in sight.
(d) Not eating.

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

4. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Berlin.

5. In 1980, what did the people of Yugoslavia fear?
(a) All of these.
(b) Instability.
(c) War.
(d) Starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did Rumiana bring to girls at a reform school?

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

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

4. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?

5. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?

(see the answer key)

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