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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: How We Survived Communism.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Vesna think of her mother's Communist mentality?
(a) It was boring.
(b) It was silly.
(c) It was wise.
(d) It was understandable.

3. In "A Communist Eye...", what did Slavenka notice about the people in advertisements?
(a) They seemed perfect.
(b) They were ugly.
(c) They always wore red, white and blue.
(d) They were poorly dressed.

4. In "How We Survived Communism", what useless item did Vesna's mother spend time washing?
(a) Bottle caps.
(b) Her car.
(c) Yogurt cups.
(d) Stockings.

5. What programmed Slavenka to grab food whenever she could?
(a) Greed.
(b) The Depression.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Slavenka do for a living?

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

3. In "A Letter from the United States...", Slavenka was asked to speak on what?

4. What mentality permeated the people of Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism?

5. Who did Eastern European women blame for their troubles?

(see the answer key)

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