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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. Why were cleaning services forbidden in Communist times?
(a) They bred laziness.
(b) They did not do the job well.
(c) They cost too much.
(d) They bred inequality.

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

3. What important Yugoslavian political figure died in 1980?
(a) Thatcher.
(b) Tanja.
(c) Tito.
(d) Reagan.

4. Slavenka was shocked to see what favorite food available in thirty varieties?
(a) Pastry.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Bread.
(d) Candy.

5. What delicacy did Zofia and Jasmina have a passion for?
(a) Foie gras.
(b) Caviar.
(c) Butter.
(d) Swiss chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Communism fell, what did the women in Eastern Europe try to do?

3. What city shocked Slavenka with its variety of food?

4. In Croatia, what issue became important under new democratic governments?

5. Under Communist rule, who supported the young and unemployed?

(see the answer key)

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