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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: My First Midnight Mass and Chapter 17: On the Quality of Wall Paint in Eastern Europe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Slavenka buy a doll in East Berlin?
(a) To give to charity.
(b) It was ugly.
(c) It was cheap.
(d) It reminded her of childhood.

2. What did Slavenka's family once use for toilet paper?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Tissue.
(d) Socks.

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

4. What year did Slavenka and Ulrike meet?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1983.

5. What was unique about the midnight mass Slavenka attended with her mother?
(a) Much of the crowd was old.
(b) The church was empty.
(c) Much of the crowd was young.
(d) The mass was held on a sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Slavenka leave at home once she became popular at school?

2. Slavenka believed that those under Communism wore what metaphorical color?

3. When Communism fell, what did the women in Eastern Europe try to do?

4. What delicacy did Slavenka purchase in Prague?

5. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?

(see the answer key)

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