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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. Under Communist rule, what was typical of Eastern European marriages?
(a) Longevity.
(b) Love.
(c) Inequality.
(d) Passion.

2. Slavenka was disappointed when she realized she was teaching her daughter what?
(a) Independence.
(b) Capitalist ideals.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Communist ideals.

3. What mentality permeated the people of Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism?
(a) Capitalistic.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Socialistic.
(d) Democratic.

4. What type of people heard Slavenka's speech on the "velvet revolution"?
(a) Right-wing women.
(b) Leftist men.
(c) Leftist women.
(d) Right-wing men.

5. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?
(a) The solidary movement.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Women's rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in charge of renewing Zagreb?

2. Slavenka was raised to believe what about God?

3. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

4. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?

5. Who did Eastern European women blame for their troubles?

(see the answer key)

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