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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. In Communist countries, who provided for the poor?
(a) The people.
(b) Their family.
(c) No one.
(d) The state.

2. In "How We Survived Communism", Slavenka said that a country is only capable of providing for its citizens for how long?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 1 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) Forever.

3. What surprising item did Slavenka hold up, while speaking on the "velvet revolution"?
(a) A bottle of vodka.
(b) Sanitary products.
(c) Drug paraphernalia.
(d) A doll from childhood.

4. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", whose death inspired nationalism?
(a) Castro.
(b) Carter.
(c) Tito.
(d) Slanevka.

5. What was unique about the midnight mass Slavenka attended with her mother?
(a) The church was empty.
(b) Much of the crowd was old.
(c) Much of the crowd was young.
(d) The mass was held on a sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka was raised to believe what about God?

2. In 1987, what did Castro limit the ownership of?

3. In "A Communist Eye...", what food item did Slavenka almost pick up?

4. During "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", Croatia's president issued what decree?

5. Why did Slavenka leave midnight mass?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Slavenka hold up sanitary napkins and tampons during a speech?

2. In "The Day They Say That War Will Begin", why were the shelves in many stores bare?

3. Why was Tito's death significant?

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

5. Why was Slavenka disturbed by the sermon she heard at her first midnight mass?

6. Slavenka believes it impossible for a regime to do what?

7. What did Slavenka suspect about the homeless in New York?

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

9. What was the reaction of the audience to Slavenka's speech on the state of women after the "velvet revolution"?

10. Why was Slavenka surprised with herself when she tried to pick a good muffin off the ground in New York?

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