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

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

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

5. What did Slavenka tell her daughter regarding the mentality of Slavenka's childhood?
(a) It was happy.
(b) It was abundant.
(c) It was bravely endured.
(d) It was miserable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Zsuzsa and Istvan married?

2. Why did the Communist state want to create a uniform, physical appearance amongst women?

3. As a child, what did Slavenka get in Italy that made her popular at home?

4. What did Slavenka remember about her mother's beauty regimen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie did Slavenka tell her daughter, regarding comfortable toilet paper and other basic amenities?

2. In Communist times, what steps made up the beauty routine of Slavenka's mother?

3. Why was Ulrike's family forced to renounce her?

4. Why did the Communists prevent women from wearing make-up?

5. Why was Slavenka assigned a Censor?

6. What did the Censor discuss with Slavenka?

7. Where did Ulrike live when she was released from prison?

8. Why was it considered luxurious not to eat, following the fall of Communism?

9. Why was Slavenka startled to find a notated Bible amongst Tanja's possessions?

10. Why was Slavenka concerned that Americans could not imagine what it would be like to live in a Communist society?

(see the answer keys)

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