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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. In "A Letter from the United States...", what was Slavenka asked to write?
(a) A novel.
(b) A film script.
(c) A book of essays.
(d) An article.

2. How long were Zsuzsa and Istvan married?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 20 years.

3. What was Slavenka's mother able to recite at the midnight mass?
(a) The books of the bible.
(b) The patron saints.
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) The liturgy.

4. Time magazine reported that Eastern European women did what the same as they had fifty years ago?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Dress.
(c) Make bread.
(d) Think.

5. What was the condition of feminism in Eastern Europe, following the fall of Communism?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Radical.
(c) Low.
(d) High.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Under Communist rule, how big were the apartments most young professionals lived in?

5. After Slavenka's speech on "the velvet revolution", who got in touch with her?

(see the answer key)

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