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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 "How We Survived Communism", what did both Slavenka and Vesna's mother like about foreign products?
(a) They were beautiful.
(b) They were intricate.
(c) They were hard to get.
(d) They smelled like baby powder.

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

3. What group wanted to take political control during the strife in Yugoslavia?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Croatians.
(d) The Serbs.

4. Slavenka was raised to believe what about God?
(a) He was great.
(b) He was everywhere.
(c) He was forgiving.
(d) He did not exist.

5. What political label did Slavenka give herself in "A Letter from the United States..."?
(a) Honest social democrat.
(b) Dishonest social republican.
(c) Honest social republican.
(d) Dishonest social democrat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How We Survived Communism", Slavenka said that a country is only capable of providing for its citizens for how long?

2. In 1990, what two countries split from Yugoslavia?

3. In "Some Doubts...", what exotic purchase did Slavenka feel guilty about?

4. What surprising item did Slavenka hold up, while speaking on the "velvet revolution"?

5. What religious holidays did Slavenka's family celebrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Slavenka feel right-wing after her speech in "A Letter from the United States..."?

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

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

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

7. What items had Vesna's mother been known to collect?

8. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

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

10. According to Slavenka, what was the effect of Communism on her country?

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