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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important Yugoslavian political figure died in 1980?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Tito.
(c) Thatcher.
(d) Tanja.

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

3. Why was Ulrike put in prison?
(a) Theft.
(b) An attempt to flee her country.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Assault.

4. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Why did the Croatian government watch Slavenka?
(a) All of these.
(b) She had friends outside the country.
(c) She had friends against the State.
(d) She was a feminist.

6. During Communist rule, why did many Eastern Europeans eat soup?
(a) It was cold.
(b) Lack of meat.
(c) They liked it.
(d) Lack of dairy.

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

8. How did the young and unemployed feel about the living situation under Communist rule?
(a) They complained to family.
(b) They complained to each other.
(c) They did not complain.
(d) They complained to the news.

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

10. What is the capital of Bulgaria?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Sofia.

11. When Communism fell, what did the women in Eastern Europe try to do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Dress alike.
(c) Start equality clubs.
(d) Create a unique look.

12. What did America represent to Slavenka?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Sophistication.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Negativity.

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

14. When did Slavenka see Tanja for the last time?
(a) A year before the suicide.
(b) The day of her death.
(c) A day before the suicide.
(d) A week before the suicide.

15. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?
(a) The lack of supplies.
(b) It was overdone.
(c) The amount of perfume she wore.
(d) That it took forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Eastern Europe feel about the collapse of Communism?

2. In the 1970's, what personal hygiene item did Slavenka's family notably do without?

3. Under Communism, who frequently used the Croatian phone system?

4. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?

5. According to Slavenka, what sect was not acknowledged in the media during the collapse of Communism?

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