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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, A Communist Eye or What did I see in New York?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did America represent to Slavenka?
(a) Sophistication.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Negativity.

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

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

4. How many children did Zsuzsa and Istvan have?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Slavenka was disappointed when she realized she was teaching her daughter what?
(a) Self-reliance.
(b) Independence.
(c) Capitalist ideals.
(d) Communist ideals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?

2. How did Slavenka's daughter respond to the idea of inferior toiletry products?

3. At the beginning of "Pizza in Warsaw, Torte in Prague", where did Slavenka and Jolanta go for a visit?

4. What memory about Slavenka's grandmother saddened her?

5. Slavenka raised her daughter to be a what?

(see the answer key)

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