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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. What war did Slavenka watch during "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin"?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Croatia's Civil war.

2. Slavenka noticed that people often did what, in preparation for a war?
(a) Built fall-out shelters.
(b) Wrote a will.
(c) Stocked their cupboards.
(d) Spent time with family.

3. What programmed Slavenka to grab food whenever she could?
(a) Communism.
(b) The Depression.
(c) Greed.
(d) Wealth.

4. What was the condition of feminism in Eastern Europe, following the fall of Communism?
(a) Low.
(b) High.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Radical.

5. In "How We Survived Communism", what happened to Vesna's stockings?
(a) They attracted bugs.
(b) They got stolen.
(c) They turned red.
(d) They tore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in charge of renewing Zagreb?

2. Slavenka sees what as the only outcome of war?

3. Under Communism, what did the Croatian leaders attempt to do?

4. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", Slavenka was concerned that the decree from the new Croatian president would cause what?

5. Where was Evelina from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What struck Slavenka as unusual, regarding the election in Sagreb, Croatia?

2. According to Castro, why did he attempt to limit automobiles to less than one per person?

3. In "The Day They Say That War Will Begin", how did Slavenka come to terms with the idea of the impending war?

4. Why was the difference between Western and Eastern feminist movements so great?

5. Why was Tito's death significant?

6. How did Slavenka define the "communist eye"?

7. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

8. What affected Slavenka emotionally, during her first midnight mass?

9. On the eighth day of the Gulf War, what happened that affected Slavenka?

10. Why was Slavenka concerned at the rapid rate at which the European cities freed from Communism were remodeled?

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