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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 people of Eastern Europe feel about the collapse of Communism?
(a) Excited but confused.
(b) They did not care.
(c) Upset.
(d) Suspicious.

2. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Iowa City.

3. What city shocked Slavenka with its variety of food?
(a) Rome.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

4. Under Communism, few expected what would ever change?
(a) Food supplies.
(b) All of these.
(c) Creative employment opportunities.
(d) Living conditions.

5. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?
(a) They were in short supply.
(b) They were small.
(c) All of these.
(d) Many had to be shared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of toilet paper did Slavenka use as a child?

2. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?

3. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

4. As a child, what did Slavenka get in Italy that made her popular at home?

5. As a child, what affliction did Slavenka suffer from on a trip to Italy?

(see the answer key)

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