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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impressed Slavenka about American washing machines?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their efficiency.
(c) Their reliability.
(d) Their craftsmanship.

2. What did apartments offer that made them "mythical objects of worship"?
(a) Water.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Heat.
(d) Ownership.

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

4. According to Slavenka, what sect was not acknowledged in the media during the collapse of Communism?
(a) Children.
(b) Americans.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

5. How old was Tanja when she died?
(a) 36.
(b) 23.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

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

7. Where did Tanja outline passages about death?
(a) Her journal.
(b) Her newspaper articles.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Time magazine.

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

9. In response to an abundance of food after the fall of Communism, what was considered a luxury?
(a) A buffet.
(b) Eating everything in sight.
(c) Not eating.
(d) Drinking water.

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

11. In the 1970's, what personal hygiene item did Slavenka's family notably do without?
(a) Shampoo.
(b) Soap.
(c) Comb.
(d) Deodorant.

12. How did the people of Eastern Europe feel about the collapse of Communism?
(a) They did not care.
(b) Excited but confused.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Upset.

13. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?
(a) Spain.
(b) West Berlin.
(c) India.
(d) New York.

14. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?
(a) Get an abortion.
(b) Move to the United States.
(c) Give the baby up for adoption.
(d) Get a job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under Communism, few expected what would ever change?

2. What did Slavenka leave at home once she became popular at school?

3. What delicacy did Zofia and Jasmina have a passion for?

4. What is the capital of Bulgaria?

5. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?

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