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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is Castro a leader?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Cuba.

2. What surprising item did Slavenka hold up, while speaking on the "velvet revolution"?
(a) Drug paraphernalia.
(b) A doll from childhood.
(c) A bottle of vodka.
(d) Sanitary products.

3. Communism caused Slavenka's entire country to be what?
(a) Rich.
(b) A land of possibility.
(c) A target.
(d) Poor.

4. In Croatia, when did the citizens begin to celebrate Christmas once again?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1995.

5. What religious holidays did Slavenka's family celebrate?
(a) None.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Passover.

6. What was missing from Slavenka's father's funeral?
(a) A priest.
(b) Slavenka.
(c) A grave.
(d) Her mother.

7. Vesna's mother believed that what helped her to survive Communism?
(a) Stockpiling things.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Her father.
(d) Hope.

8. When Zagreb's facade was improved, what concerned Slavenka?
(a) It was all in metal.
(b) It looked the same.
(c) It looked like everywhere else.
(d) It still displayed Communist symbols.

9. In Communist countries, who provided for the poor?
(a) Their family.
(b) No one.
(c) The state.
(d) The people.

10. In "How We Survived Communism", Slavenka says Communism failed due to what reason?
(a) It inspired fear of the future.
(b) It limited human potential.
(c) It cared for too many.
(d) It had poor leadership.

11. What was Slavenka's mother able to recite at the midnight mass?
(a) The liturgy.
(b) The Lord's Prayer.
(c) The books of the bible.
(d) The patron saints.

12. During her speech in "A Letter from the United States...", Slavenka says communism failed due to a lack of what?
(a) Enthusiasm.
(b) Government support.
(c) Male support.
(d) Female support.

13. In "A Letter from the United States...", what group did Slavenka say was somewhat radical?
(a) Western feminists.
(b) "The Poets".
(c) Eastern feminists.
(d) The state police.

14. What continued to surprise Slavenka as she lived in the United States?
(a) The cost of wheat.
(b) The taste of coffee.
(c) The variety of choice.
(d) The faltering government.

15. In "A Communist Eye...", Slavenka believed that beggars were lying about what?
(a) A need for food.
(b) A need for shelter.
(c) All of these.
(d) A need for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", how did Slavenka feel about the idea of war?

2. In "How We Survived Communism", what useless item did Vesna's mother spend time washing?

3. In "A Communist Eye...", what food item did Slavenka almost pick up?

4. In Slavenka's opinion, what type of influence did women have in Eastern Europe?

5. Under Communism, what did the Croatian leaders attempt to do?

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