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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the capital of Bulgaria?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Berlin.

3. Where did Slavenka and Ulrike travel to together?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What did Slavenka do for a living?
(a) Counselor.
(b) Translator.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Teacher.

5. How did the young and unemployed feel about the living situation under Communist rule?
(a) They complained to each other.
(b) They complained to family.
(c) They did not complain.
(d) They complained to the news.

6. How old was Andrea when Slavenka was her close friend?
(a) 31.
(b) 27.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

7. During the Communist regime, what did the girls in Eastern Europe have trouble playing with?
(a) Jacks.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Guns.
(d) Boys.

8. What impressed Slavenka about American washing machines?
(a) Their craftsmanship.
(b) All of these.
(c) Their efficiency.
(d) Their reliability.

9. What was Andrea's typical mental state?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Scared.

10. As a child, what form of transportation did Slavenka take on a visit to Italy?
(a) A bus.
(b) A boat.
(c) A plane.
(d) A car.

11. What product did Slavenka attempt to get her daughter to use, to much objection?
(a) Rough toilet paper.
(b) A comb instead of a hairbrush.
(c) Lye soap.
(d) Baking soda for toothpaste.

12. What gift did Rumiana bring to girls at a reform school?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Scented lotion.
(c) Cotton batting.
(d) Lipstick.

13. What was one of the problems in Zsuzsa and Istvan's marriage?
(a) She loved another man.
(b) They married too young.
(c) They drank too much.
(d) He was a gambler.

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

15. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?
(a) That it took forever.
(b) The lack of supplies.
(c) The amount of perfume she wore.
(d) It was overdone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ulrike from?

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

3. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?

4. What simple appliance was Slavenka's friend Blaga unaware of?

5. What happened to Ulrike after a year in prison?

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