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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. At the beginning of this book, Yugoslavia celebrated its one-year anniversary of what?
(a) The beginning of Communism.
(b) Free elections.
(c) An alliance with England.
(d) Switching to the dollar.

2. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?
(a) The solidary movement.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Communism.
(d) Democracy.

3. As a child, what did Slavenka get in Italy that made her popular at home?
(a) A dog.
(b) A coat.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Stockings.

4. Under Communism, who frequently used the Croatian phone system?
(a) Teachers.
(b) The homeless.
(c) The State Police.
(d) Mothers.

5. At the beginning of "Pizza in Warsaw, Torte in Prague", where did Slavenka and Jolanta go for a visit?
(a) The laundromat.
(b) A dance hall.
(c) A pizza place.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?

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

3. Why was Ulrike put in prison?

4. Where did Slavenka fly to on June 27, 1991?

5. Where was Ulrike from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What lie did Slavenka tell her daughter, regarding comfortable toilet paper and other basic amenities?

6. Why was Slavenka concerned that Americans could not imagine what it would be like to live in a Communist society?

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

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

9. Why was Slavenka disgusted by the idea of natural make-up when she saw it in the United States?

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

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