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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Alemka do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Journalist.
(c) State police.
(d) Economist.

3. How old was Tanja when she died?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 23.
(d) 36.

4. What trendy look was Slavenka disgusted by when it appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine?
(a) Bright blue eyeshadow and mascara.
(b) Natural make-up.
(c) Metallic make-up.
(d) Platinum hair and red lipstick.

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

6. Under Communist rule, what was the problem with the apartment situation?
(a) All of these.
(b) They were in short supply.
(c) They were small.
(d) Many had to be shared.

7. Who did Andrea live with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) A friend.

8. What response did Tanja's article against socialism receive?
(a) People didn't notice the article.
(b) Many in her country were upset.
(c) Citizens wanted her to run for office.
(d) People gave her money.

9. When did Croatia become a democracy?
(a) 1978.
(b) Before World War II.
(c) After the fall of the Berlin Wall.
(d) 1950.

10. What kind of party did Slavenka and Evelina host together?
(a) A cheese party.
(b) A pizza party.
(c) A rice party.
(d) A potato party.

11. As a child, what did Slavenka get in Italy that made her popular at home?
(a) A coat.
(b) A dog.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Stockings.

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

13. Who helped Ulrike get out of prison?
(a) Slavenka.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) No one.
(d) Leaders in West Germany.

14. What important Yugoslavian political figure died in 1980?
(a) Tanja.
(b) Tito.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Thatcher.

15. Why was Ulrike put in prison?
(a) Theft.
(b) Assault.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) An attempt to flee her country.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1970's, what personal hygiene item did Slavenka's family notably do without?

2. What was Andrea's typical mental state?

3. What was one of the problems in Zsuzsa and Istvan's marriage?

4. What brand of toilet paper did Slavenka use as a child?

5. During Communist times, why did people trade space in their apartments?

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