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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. How old was Ulrike when she met Slavenka?
(a) 18.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 27.

2. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?
(a) Post office employees.
(b) A mail system.
(c) Private booths.
(d) The internet.

3. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", what news channel did Slavenka watch?
(a) CNN.
(b) Fox News.
(c) The local news.
(d) BBC News.

4. What did Slavenka do for a living?
(a) Counselor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Translator.
(d) Journalist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When dreaming of the future, where did Andrea plan to live?

2. Slavenka sees what as the only outcome of war?

3. In "How We Survived Communism", what happened to Vesna's stockings?

4. What topics did Slavenka and Evelinka's dinner party guests discuss?

5. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?

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