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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What things did Slavenka's family adapt to using in the 1970's?
(a) Brushing their teeth.
(b) All of these.
(c) Washing their hands.
(d) Bathing.

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

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

5. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?
(a) Post office employees.
(b) The internet.
(c) Private booths.
(d) A mail system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Slavenka discuss with "Inspector M. Officially"?

2. What simple appliance was Slavenka's friend Blaga unaware of?

3. Who was forced to abandon Ulrike due to her time in prison?

4. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?

5. When Zsuzsa and Istvan divorced, what did Zsuzsa believe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the new president of Croatia create private booths to pay bills?

2. When Eastern European women had problems, who did they blame?

3. Under the Communist rule, why did the young people of Eastern Europe have little hope for a better life?

4. Why was Slavenka worried about some of the things she taught her daughter?

5. In Communist times, what steps made up the beauty routine of Slavenka's mother?

6. Why was Slavenka startled to find a notated Bible amongst Tanja's possessions?

7. Why did the Communists prevent women from wearing make-up?

8. Why was Slavenka upset when her daughter asked for a Barbie?

9. What did Eastern Europe have to fight for, following the fall of Communism?

10. Why did people trade space in their apartments?

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