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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: A Chat with my Censor and Chapter 9: The Strange Ability of Apartments to Divide and Multiply.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the young and unemployed feel about the living situation under Communist rule?
(a) They complained to the news.
(b) They complained to family.
(c) They did not complain.
(d) They complained to each other.

2. How old was Ulrike when she met Slavenka?
(a) 27.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

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

4. What brand of toilet paper did Slavenka use as a child?
(a) Slavvaan.
(b) Baron.
(c) Charmin.
(d) Golub.

5. Why did Slavenka visit East Berlin in "A Doll that Grew Old"?
(a) To visit a friend.
(b) To shop.
(c) To take pictures.
(d) To visit a prison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?

3. What did Slavenka tell her daughter regarding the mentality of Slavenka's childhood?

4. Why did Slavenka buy a doll in East Berlin?

5. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?

(see the answer key)

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