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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When year did Tanja die?
2. What did Tanja choose to do, following her pregnancy?
3. How did Tanja die?
4. Under Communist rule, what was the purpose behind the Croatian phone system?
5. How did Slavenka's daughter respond to the idea of inferior toiletry products?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Slavenka concerned at the way the Communism era was depicted to tourists in East Berlin?
2. Why did Slavanka think of her old doll while shopping in Poles?
3. Why was Slavenka concerned that Americans could not imagine what it would be like to live in a Communist society?
4. What were the living conditions for those living under communist rule?
5. In Communist times, what steps made up the beauty routine of Slavenka's mother?
6. Why were many of Slavenka's friends depressed?
7. Slavenka realized that, to her daughter, Barbie represented what?
8. Why did the new president of Croatia create private booths to pay bills?
9. When Zsuzsa got a divorce, what inequality between her and her husband was she concerned with?
10. Where did Ulrike live when she was released from prison?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Due to Slavenka's work as a journalist, the state assigned her a Censor. Write an essay examining:
1) The nature of Slavenka's work.
2) The purpose of the Censor.
3) Whether or not the Censor affected Slavenka's work.
Essay Topic 2
After Communism fell, basic items such as food became abundant in both variety and availability. In what interesting ways did this abundant lifestyle affect the people of Eastern Europe?
Essay Topic 3
The lack of hope is theme that runs throughout the book. Write an essay examining the lack of hope in one of the following people:
1) Tanja.
2) Slavenka.
3) Andrea.
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