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

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

3. Slavenka sees what as the only outcome of war?

4. What was missing from Slavenka's father's funeral?

5. In Slavenka's first election, which was the only group allowed to win?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. On the eighth day of the Gulf War, what happened that affected Slavenka?

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

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

6. Why was Tito's death significant?

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

8. Why did Slavenka feel right-wing after her speech in "A Letter from the United States..."?

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

10. According to Slavenka, what was the effect of Communism on her country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout Communism, women in Eastern European were not valued. During the fall of Communism, Slavenka did not feel women received adequate representation in the media. Examine Slavenka's feminist views and their relationship to her upbringing in a Communist culture.

Essay Topic 2

Slavenka mentioned feeling right-wing next to most leftist men, although she saw herself as a social democrat. Write a brief essay examining Slavenka's political views and how she related them to others.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship between Slavenka and her parents and the relationship between Slavenka and her daughter.

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