2. Under Communist rule, who supported the young and unemployed?
(a) The parents.
(b) Local charities.
(c) No one.
(d) They were self-supported.

3. How did Tanja die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Gas poisoning.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) During surgery.

4. Who did Andrea live with?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

5. Why did Slavenka visit East Berlin in "A Doll that Grew Old"?
(a) To visit a friend.
(b) To visit a prison.
(c) To take pictures.
(d) To shop.

6. How did Slavenka's daughter respond to the idea of inferior toiletry products?
(a) She was grateful to try them.
(b) She refused to use them.
(c) She grumbled, but used them.
(d) She did not notice a difference.

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

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

9. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?
(a) There was a lot of extra room.
(b) To make money.
(c) To own something.
(d) To be kind.

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

11. What topics did Slavenka and Evelinka's dinner party guests discuss?
(a) The latest fashions.
(b) Opposition papers and elections.
(c) The opera and the theatre.
(d) Internet start-ups.

12. In addition to Tanja, who did her lover impregnate?
(a) Tanja's sister.
(b) His other girlfriend.
(c) All of these.
(d) His wife.

13. How old was Andrea when Slavenka was her close friend?
(a) 27.
(b) 50.
(c) 31.
(d) 25.

14. What did Slavenka's daughter admire about America?
(a) The focus on education.
(b) Freedom and money.
(c) Happiness in poverty.
(d) The abundance of nature.

15. What did Alemka do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) State police.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Economist.