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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ulrike from?
(a) Poland.
(b) The United States.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) East Germany.

2. Where did Tanja outline passages about death?
(a) Her journal.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Her newspaper articles.
(d) Time magazine.

3. At the beginning of "Pizza in Warsaw, Torte in Prague", where did Slavenka and Jolanta go for a visit?
(a) A pizza place.
(b) A dance hall.
(c) The laundromat.
(d) New York City.

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

5. In "Our Little Stasi", what made it difficult for Slavenka to pay her bills?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) The hours of the post office.
(c) Her mother's interference.
(d) A lack of money.

6. In "Our Little Stasi", what bill did Slavenka struggle to pay?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Telephone.
(c) Credit card.
(d) Heat.

7. In addition to Tanja, who did her lover impregnate?
(a) His other girlfriend.
(b) Tanja's sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) All of these.

8. Under Communist rule, how big were the apartments most young professionals lived in?
(a) Same size as in the U.S.
(b) Three bedroom.
(c) Very small.
(d) Average.

9. As a child, what affliction did Slavenka suffer from on a trip to Italy?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Homesickness.
(c) Seasickness.
(d) Gout.

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

11. According to Slavenka, what sect was not acknowledged in the media during the collapse of Communism?
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Americans.
(d) Children.

12. What did America represent to Slavenka?
(a) Negativity.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Sophistication.

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

14. What did Croatia eventually install to help citizens pay bills?
(a) The internet.
(b) Private booths.
(c) A mail system.
(d) Post office employees.

15. Who was Danuta forced to support?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her four kids.
(d) Her sister's children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?

3. Who did Andrea live with?

4. What did apartments offer that made them "mythical objects of worship"?

5. Why did Slavenka visit East Berlin in "A Doll that Grew Old"?

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