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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ulrike from?
(a) East Germany.
(b) The United States.
(c) Poland.
(d) Yugoslavia.

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

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

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

5. Slavenka was upset when her daughter asked for what toy?
(a) Cabbage Patch Kid.
(b) Barbie.
(c) An electric car.
(d) The Wii.

6. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?
(a) Fashion model.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Snob.
(d) Feminist.

7. What did Slavenka discuss with "Inspector M. Officially"?
(a) Loud neighbors.
(b) Income.
(c) Family.
(d) Ideas.

8. How many children did Zsuzsa and Istvan have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

9. Why were cleaning services forbidden in Communist times?
(a) They did not do the job well.
(b) They bred inequality.
(c) They cost too much.
(d) They bred laziness.

10. Why did Slavenka buy a doll in East Berlin?
(a) It was ugly.
(b) It reminded her of childhood.
(c) To give to charity.
(d) It was cheap.

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

12. Slavenka was shocked to see what favorite food available in thirty varieties?
(a) Pastry.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Bread.
(d) Candy.

13. Due to a Communist mind-set, what did Tanja lack?
(a) Humility.
(b) Friends.
(c) Hope.
(d) Empathy.

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

15. Where did Slavenka fly to on June 27, 1991?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under Communist rule, who supported the young and unemployed?

2. As a child, what affliction did Slavenka suffer from on a trip to Italy?

3. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?

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

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

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