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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 "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin", how did Slavenka feel about the idea of war?
(a) Delighted.
(b) Interested.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Terrified.

2. Slavenka referred to a Communist way of looking at things as what?
(a) The "depressed viewpoint".
(b) The "socialist stare".
(c) The "look of hope".
(d) The "communist eye".

3. In Beograd, why did a mob attempt to set a girl's coat on fire?
(a) All of these.
(b) They were jealous.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was mink.

4. In Croatia, when did the citizens begin to celebrate Christmas once again?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1982.

5. What continued to surprise Slavenka as she lived in the United States?
(a) The variety of choice.
(b) The cost of wheat.
(c) The faltering government.
(d) The taste of coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Letter from the United States...", what was Slavenka asked to speak on?

2. What war did Slavenka watch during "The Day When They Say That War Will Begin"?

3. In "How We Survived Communism", Slavenka says Communism failed due to what reason?

4. In "A Communist Eye...", who was Slavenka startled to see living on the street?

5. In "A Communist Eye...", Slavenka believed that beggars were lying about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

3. What did Slavenka suspect about the homeless in New York?

4. What items had Vesna's mother been known to collect?

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

6. What affected Slavenka emotionally, during her first midnight mass?

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

8. Why was Slavenka disturbed by the sermon she heard at her first midnight mass?

9. In "How We Survived Communism", why did Vesna's mother want her to save a ripped stocking?

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

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