How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed Test | Final Test - Medium

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How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed Test | Final Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "How We Survived Communism", what did both Slavenka and Vesna's mother like about foreign products?
(a) They were hard to get.
(b) They were beautiful.
(c) They smelled like baby powder.
(d) They were intricate.

2. Vesna's mother believed that what helped her to survive Communism?
(a) Her father.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Hope.
(d) Stockpiling things.

3. Who had military control during the split with Yugoslavia?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Yugoslavians.
(d) The Serbs.

4. What was the condition of feminism in Eastern Europe, following the fall of Communism?
(a) High.
(b) Radical.
(c) Low.
(d) Non-existent.

5. Where was Evelina from?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Bulgaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1990, Slavenka finally made peace with what?

2. Who did Slavenka's father make peace with, prior to his death?

3. Once they had the right to vote, the people in Zagreb had little interest in doing what?

4. Slavenka believed that what was an endangered species under Communism?

5. Slavenka believed that those under Communism wore what metaphorical color?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Slavenka concerned at the rapid rate at which the European cities freed from Communism were remodeled?

2. Why was Tito's death significant?

3. Why was the difference between Western and Eastern feminist movements so great?

4. In "The Day They Say That War Will Begin", how did Slavenka come to terms with the idea of the impending war?

5. In "The Day They Say That War Will Begin", why were the shelves in many stores bare?

6. How did Slavenka define the "communist eye"?

7. What struck Slavenka as unusual, regarding the election in Sagreb, Croatia?

8. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

9. In "Some Doubt about Fur Coats", what happened to a girl wearing a mink coat in Beograd?

10. What was the reaction of the audience to Slavenka's speech on the state of women after the "velvet revolution"?

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