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

2. At the beginning of this book, Yugoslavia celebrated its one-year anniversary of what?
(a) An alliance with England.
(b) Switching to the dollar.
(c) The beginning of Communism.
(d) Free elections.

3. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?
(a) The image of worn hands.
(b) The way she died.
(c) The lack of education.
(d) Alcoholism.

4. Under Communist rule, what was typical of Eastern European marriages?
(a) Longevity.
(b) Passion.
(c) Love.
(d) Inequality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Eastern Europe, what did many people expect out of life?

2. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?

3. What topics did Slavenka and Evelinka's dinner party guests discuss?

4. Who helped Ulrike get out of prison?

5. In 1980, what did the people of Yugoslavia fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Slavenka disgusted by the idea of natural make-up when she saw it in the United States?

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

3. Why did Tanja kill herself?

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

5. Why did Slavenka have to learn of Ulrike's past from a friend rather than Ulrike?

6. What pained Slavenka in a memory of her grandmother?

7. After the fall of Communism, what topics were discussed openly at dinner parties?

8. Why was Slavenka disappointed after the fall of Communism?

9. How did Tanja's lover die?

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

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