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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. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1988.

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

3. What simple appliance was Slavenka's friend Blaga unaware of?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A dryer.

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

5. Slavenka was disappointed when she realized she was teaching her daughter what?
(a) Independence.
(b) Capitalist ideals.
(c) Communist ideals.
(d) Self-reliance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In response to an abundance of food after the fall of Communism, what was considered a luxury?

2. How old was Tanja when she died?

3. How old was Andrea when Slavenka was her close friend?

4. Slavenka was upset when her daughter asked for what toy?

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

(see the answer key)

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