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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: How We Survived Communism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had military control during the split with Yugoslavia?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Yugoslavians.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Serbs.

2. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1983.

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

4. What amazed Slavenka about the American phone system?
(a) It was so expensive.
(b) The right to switch companies.
(c) People could crank call.
(d) The phones never worked.

5. What was unique about the midnight mass Slavenka attended with her mother?
(a) Much of the crowd was young.
(b) The mass was held on a sidewalk.
(c) Much of the crowd was old.
(d) The church was empty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka referred to a Communist way of looking at things as what?

2. Who was forced to abandon Ulrike due to her time in prison?

3. Why did the Croatian government watch Slavenka?

4. Evelina worked as a what?

5. What was Andrea's typical mental state?

(see the answer key)

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