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

2. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?
(a) The lack of supplies.
(b) The amount of perfume she wore.
(c) That it took forever.
(d) It was overdone.

3. Who was forced to abandon Ulrike due to her time in prison?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her family.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her husband.

4. What brand of toilet paper did Slavenka use as a child?
(a) Charmin.
(b) Golub.
(c) Slavvaan.
(d) Baron.

5. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?
(a) India.
(b) New York.
(c) Spain.
(d) West Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Andrea when Slavenka was her close friend?

2. Under Communism, who frequently used the Croatian phone system?

3. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?

4. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

5. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did people trade space in their apartments?

2. Where did Ulrike live when she was released from prison?

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

4. What did the Censor discuss with Slavenka?

5. Why was soup a popular dish under the Communist rule?

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

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

8. What were the living conditions for those living under communist rule?

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

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

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