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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?

2. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?

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

4. Who was Danuta forced to support?

5. What did Slavenka tell her daughter regarding the mentality of Slavenka's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Slavanka think of her old doll while shopping in Poles?

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

3. In Communist times, what steps made up the beauty routine of Slavenka's mother?

4. Why was Slavenka disappointed after the fall of Communism?

5. Where did Ulrike live when she was released from prison?

6. How did Tanja's lover die?

7. Why did Tanja kill herself?

8. Why did people trade space in their apartments?

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

10. When Eastern European women had problems, who did they blame?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slavenka and her daughter were raised in two different cultures. Write an essay comparing and contrasting their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 2

Although many of the women in the book were married, they were not in happy relationships. Write an essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: Many of Slavenka's friends were unhappy in their relationship due to the inequality between men and women.

Essay Topic 3

Slavenka mentioned feeling right-wing next to most leftist men, although she saw herself as a social democrat. Write a brief essay examining Slavenka's political views and how she related them to others.

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