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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 did Slavenka's daughter admire about America?
(a) Freedom and money.
(b) The abundance of nature.
(c) The focus on education.
(d) Happiness in poverty.

2. In "A Letter from the United States...", what group did Slavenka say was somewhat radical?
(a) Eastern feminists.
(b) The state police.
(c) "The Poets".
(d) Western feminists.

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

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

5. Years after her release, what happened to Ulrike's prison?
(a) It was razed to the ground.
(b) It became a school.
(c) It became a museum.
(d) It caught fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What things did Slavenka's family adapt to using in the 1970's?

2. Under Communist rule, many young people felt what?

3. Under Communist rule, what was the purpose behind the Croatian phone system?

4. Why was Slavenka confused when certain people were glorified in the United States?

5. Evelina worked as a what?

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