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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 was Danuta forced to support?
(a) Her sister's children.
(b) Her four kids.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

2. What event did Slavenka and Ulrike witness together?
(a) The assassination of JFK.
(b) Yugoslavia's first election of a democratic leader.
(c) The fall of the Berlin wall.
(d) The invention of the internet.

3. Under Communist rule, many young people felt what?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Safe.
(c) Protected.
(d) Trapped.

4. In Eastern Europe, what did many people expect out of life?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Unhappiness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Excitement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?

2. For work, who was Slavenka forced to meet with?

3. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?

4. When year did Tanja die?

5. In the 1970's, what personal hygiene item did Slavenka's family notably do without?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why were the people of the former communistic society surprised when they were allowed to own things?

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

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

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