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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Some Doubts about Fur Coats and Chapter 15: That Sunday like an Empty Red Balloon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eastern Europe, what did many people expect out of life?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Unhappiness.

2. When did Croatia become a democracy?
(a) After the fall of the Berlin Wall.
(b) 1950.
(c) Before World War II.
(d) 1978.

3. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Iowa City.

4. Why were cleaning services forbidden in Communist times?
(a) They cost too much.
(b) They bred laziness.
(c) They did not do the job well.
(d) They bred inequality.

5. What did Castro claim hurt the environment?
(a) Public dances.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Cars.
(d) Jet fuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavenka learned the truth about Ulrike from whom?

2. Where did Ulrike meet her husband?

3. How old was Ulrike when she met Slavenka?

4. Who helped Ulrike get out of prison?

5. What was one of the problems in Zsuzsa and Istvan's marriage?

(see the answer key)

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