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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. In 1990, what two countries split from Yugoslavia?

2. What surprising item did Slavenka hold up, while speaking on the "velvet revolution"?

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

4. When Slavenka attended midnight mass, what was the focus of the sermon?

5. In "A Communist Eye...", what did Slavenka notice about the people in advertisements?

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. Why did charity not exist under socialism?

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

4. According to Castro, why did he attempt to limit automobiles to less than one per person?

5. What happened to the new facade in Budapest?

6. Why did Slavenka hold up sanitary napkins and tampons during a speech?

7. Slavenka believes it impossible for a regime to do what?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Slavenka was growing up, Communism was the only life she knew When it fell she was optimistic but afraid.

1) For Slavenka, what was it like living under Communism rule?

2) How did her life change when Communism falls?

3) How did Eastern Europe change, following the fall?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the products and services Slavenka was raised with were poor quality, as they were managed by the state. Write an essay examining the cause and effect of communism on one of the following state run organizations:

1) The post office.

2) The phone company.

3) The appliance industry.

Essay Topic 3

Once communism fell, there was still much unrest and disorganization in the cities it once ruled. Write an essay examining the effect of this change on one of the following topics:

1) The citizens.

2) The buildings.

3) The culture.

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