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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. Under Communism, who frequently used the Croatian phone system?
(a) Teachers.
(b) The State Police.
(c) Mothers.
(d) The homeless.

2. In "Our Little Stasi", what made it difficult for Slavenka to pay her bills?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Her mother's interference.
(c) A lack of money.
(d) The hours of the post office.

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

4. Under Communist rule, what was typical of Eastern European marriages?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Inequality.
(d) Longevity.

5. When Zsuzsa and Istvan divorced, what did Zsuzsa believe?
(a) The gods would punish him.
(b) It was meant to happen.
(c) Her life would be better than his.
(d) His life would be better than hers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?

2. Where did Ulrike eventually settle?

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

4. What did Tadeusz fight for in Poland?

5. What amazed Slavenka about the American phone system?

(see the answer key)

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