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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: I think of Ulrike this night in November and Chapter 5: On Doing Laundry.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the people of Eastern Europe feel about the collapse of Communism?
(a) Excited but confused.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) They did not care.
(d) Upset.

3. Years after her release, what happened to Ulrike's prison?
(a) It became a school.
(b) It was razed to the ground.
(c) It became a museum.
(d) It caught fire.

4. What country supplied products to Poland after the fall of Communism?
(a) Africa.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

5. What mentality permeated the people of Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Capitalistic.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Socialistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tanja forbidden to do, following her article against socialism?

2. What event did Slavenka and Ulrike witness together?

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

4. Where did Tanja outline passages about death?

5. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?

(see the answer key)

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