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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 useless item did Vesna's mother spend time washing?
(a) Yogurt cups.
(b) Bottle caps.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Her car.

2. Who was in charge of renewing Zagreb?
(a) City officials.
(b) The state.
(c) The people.
(d) Private investors.

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

4. Slavenka believed that those under Communism wore what metaphorical color?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Pink.

5. What was missing from Slavenka's father's funeral?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Slavenka.
(c) A grave.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Slavenka's father make peace with, prior to his death?

2. How old was Slavenka when she first participated in an election?

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

4. What did not exist under socialism?

5. What was significant about the new facade in Budapest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Tito's death significant?

4. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

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

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

7. In "Some Doubt about Fur Coats", what happened to a girl wearing a mink coat in Beograd?

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

9. Why did charity not exist under socialism?

10. In "How We Survived Communism", why did Vesna's mother want her to save a ripped stocking?

(see the answer keys)

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