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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. After Slavenka's speech on "the velvet revolution", who got in touch with her?

2. In "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", Slavenka was concerned that the decree from the new Croatian president would cause what?

3. In "A Communist Eye...", who was Slavenka startled to see living on the street?

4. What was the condition of feminism in Eastern Europe, following the fall of Communism?

5. Communism caused Slavenka's entire country to be what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What struck Slavenka as unusual, regarding the election in Sagreb, Croatia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slavenka was raised to be an atheist. Examine her relationship with religion before and after Communist rule.

Essay Topic 3

When Slavenka bought a fur coat, she felt guilty but decided to wear it on principle.

1) Why did she feel guilty?

2) What did the coat symbolize?

3) Why principles inspired her to wear it anyway?

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