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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: A Letter from the United States - The Critical Theory Approach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Rumiana bring to girls at a reform school?
(a) Cotton batting.
(b) Scented lotion.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Lipstick.

2. What event did Slavenka and Ulrike witness together?
(a) The fall of the Berlin wall.
(b) The assassination of JFK.
(c) The invention of the internet.
(d) Yugoslavia's first election of a democratic leader.

3. What was Tanja forbidden to do, following her article against socialism?
(a) Get married.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Speak in public.
(d) Publish.

4. What product did Slavenka attempt to get her daughter to use, to much objection?
(a) Rough toilet paper.
(b) Baking soda for toothpaste.
(c) A comb instead of a hairbrush.
(d) Lye soap.

5. Under Communist rule, what was the purpose behind the Croatian phone system?
(a) Money making.
(b) Public service.
(c) To create jobs.
(d) Spying.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Letter from the United States...", what was Slavenka asked to speak on?

2. In "A Communist Eye...", Slavenka believed that beggars were lying about what?

3. In Eastern Europe, what did many people expect out of life?

4. What was Andrea's typical mental state?

5. How many children did Zsuzsa and Istvan have?

(see the answer key)

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