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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. For work, who was Slavenka forced to meet with?
(a) Troubled teens.
(b) A Censor.
(c) Drug addicts.
(d) The president.

2. What did Slavenka's family once use for toilet paper?
(a) Socks.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Tissue.

3. In 1980, what did the people of Yugoslavia fear?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Instability.
(c) War.
(d) All of these.

4. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Iowa City.
(d) St. Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Eastern Europe feel about the collapse of Communism?

2. As a child, what form of transportation did Slavenka take on a visit to Italy?

3. In "Our Little Stasi", what made it difficult for Slavenka to pay her bills?

4. What things did Slavenka's family adapt to using in the 1970's?

5. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Slavanka think of her old doll while shopping in Poles?

5. Why was Ulrike's family forced to renounce her?

6. Why was it considered luxurious not to eat, following the fall of Communism?

7. What did the Censor discuss with Slavenka?

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

9. Why was Slavenka assigned a Censor?

10. Why were many of Slavenka's friends depressed?

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