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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. Where did Slavenka fly to on June 27, 1991?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) London.
2. Why did Slavenka buy a doll in East Berlin?
(a) It reminded her of childhood.
(b) It was ugly.
(c) It was cheap.
(d) To give to charity.
3. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?
(a) Heat.
(b) Telephone.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Credit card.
4. What product did Slavenka attempt to get her daughter to use, to much objection?
(a) Lye soap.
(b) A comb instead of a hairbrush.
(c) Rough toilet paper.
(d) Baking soda for toothpaste.
5. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?
(a) Fashion model.
(b) Snob.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Feminist.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did the young and unemployed feel about the living situation under Communist rule?
2. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?
3. When Zsuzsa and Istvan divorced, what did Zsuzsa believe?
4. Under Communism, few expected what would ever change?
5. Who helped Ulrike get out of prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. What lie did Slavenka tell her daughter, regarding comfortable toilet paper and other basic amenities?
2. Why was Slavenka worried about some of the things she taught her daughter?
3. What were the living conditions for those living under communist rule?
4. Why did the state keep an eye on Slavenka?
5. In Communist times, what steps made up the beauty routine of Slavenka's mother?
6. Why was soup a popular dish under the Communist rule?
7. Why was Slavenka disgusted by the idea of natural make-up when she saw it in the United States?
8. Why was it considered luxurious not to eat, following the fall of Communism?
9. Under the Communist rule, why did the young people of Eastern Europe have little hope for a better life?
10. After the fall of Communism, what topics were discussed openly at dinner parties?
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