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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 did Castro claim hurt the environment?

2. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", how did Slavenka feel about the idea of war?

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

4. In Slavenka's first election, which was the only group allowed to win?

5. Who had military control during the split with Yugoslavia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Tito's death significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "Some Doubt about Fur Coats", why did Slavenka feel guilty about wearing a fur coat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Communism, women in Eastern European were not valued. During the fall of Communism, Slavenka did not feel women received adequate representation in the media. Examine Slavenka's feminist views and their relationship to her upbringing in a Communist culture.

Essay Topic 2

Although Slavenka was somewhat of an environmentalist, she balked at government control in this area. Write an essay examining her stance on the government's involvement in the environment. Analyze why she feels the way she does about the topic, citing examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Once communism fell, there was still much unrest and disorganization in the cities it once ruled. Write an essay examining the effect of this change on one of the following topics:

1) The citizens.

2) The buildings.

3) The culture.

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