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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: My First Midnight Mass and Chapter 17: On the Quality of Wall Paint in Eastern Europe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child, what affliction did Slavenka suffer from on a trip to Italy?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) Seasickness.
(c) Gout.
(d) Anxiety.

2. In Croatia, when did the citizens begin to celebrate Christmas once again?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1982.

3. In addition to Tanja, who did her lover impregnate?
(a) Tanja's sister.
(b) All of these.
(c) His other girlfriend.
(d) His wife.

4. Who was Danuta forced to support?
(a) Her four kids.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister's children.
(d) Her husband.

5. In "A Communist Eye...", what food item did Slavenka almost pick up?
(a) A candy bar.
(b) A banana.
(c) A slice of pizza.
(d) A muffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did apartments offer that made them "mythical objects of worship"?

2. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?

3. What did Slavenka tell her daughter regarding the mentality of Slavenka's childhood?

4. In "Some Doubts...", what exotic purchase did Slavenka feel guilty about?

5. What was Slavenka's mother able to recite at the midnight mass?

(see the answer key)

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