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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. Slavenka learned the truth about Ulrike from whom?
(a) Ulrike.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Ulrike's husband.
(d) Christianne.

2. What was Andrea's typical mental state?
(a) Hopeful.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Scared.
(d) Depressed.

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

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

5. Time magazine reported that Eastern European women did what the same as they had fifty years ago?
(a) Dress.
(b) Think.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Make bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Communist state want to create a uniform, physical appearance amongst women?

2. During the Communist regime, what did the girls in Eastern Europe have trouble playing with?

3. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?

4. What trendy look was Slavenka disgusted by when it appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine?

5. Where was Ulrike from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Slavenka have such a difficult time paying her phone bill?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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