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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. What did apartments offer that made them "mythical objects of worship"?
(a) Water.
(b) Ownership.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Heat.

2. What did Slavenka do for a living?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Translator.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Counselor.

3. In Slavenka's first election, which was the only group allowed to win?
(a) Patriots.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Communists.

4. What political label did Slavenka give herself in "A Letter from the United States..."?
(a) Honest social democrat.
(b) Dishonest social republican.
(c) Honest social republican.
(d) Dishonest social democrat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Years after her release, what happened to Ulrike's prison?

2. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?

3. In "A Letter from the United States...", what group did Slavenka say was somewhat radical?

4. What was significant about the new facade in Budapest?

5. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?

(see the answer key)

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