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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 old was Tanja when she died?
(a) 40.
(b) 36.
(c) 25.
(d) 23.

2. Due to a Communist mind-set, what did Tanja lack?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Humility.
(d) Friends.

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

4. Slavenka learned the truth about Ulrike from whom?
(a) Ulrike.
(b) Christianne.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Ulrike's husband.

5. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?
(a) The amount of perfume she wore.
(b) The lack of supplies.
(c) That it took forever.
(d) It was overdone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?

3. In the 1970's, what personal hygiene item did Slavenka's family notably do without?

4. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?

5. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?

(see the answer key)

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