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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. Who did Eastern European women blame for their troubles?
(a) No one.
(b) The govenment.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Their parents.

2. In "A Communist Eye...", Slavenka believed that beggars were lying about what?
(a) A need for shelter.
(b) All of these.
(c) A need for food.
(d) A need for money.

3. What did Jolanta do for a living?
(a) Translator.
(b) Flight attendant.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Waitress.

4. At the beginning of "Pizza in Warsaw, Torte in Prague", where did Slavenka and Jolanta go for a visit?
(a) A dance hall.
(b) New York City.
(c) A pizza place.
(d) The laundromat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka believed that what was an endangered species under Communism?

2. During the Communist regime, what did the girls in Eastern Europe have trouble playing with?

3. In Communist countries, who provided for the poor?

4. What did Alemka do for a living?

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

(see the answer key)

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