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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eva saw a black man on her travels to Vancouver, who did she think he looked like?
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Harry Belafonte.
(d) Wilt Chamberlin.

2. What did Eva and Alinka discuss on their way home from school as they dawdled along Main Street?
(a) Boys.
(b) Tupperware or a blouse or an embroidered collar -- things in the store windows.
(c) The problems with their mom and dad.
(d) Other Jewish families in Vancouver.

3. Who did Eva go to Christian church with when she was young?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother and father.
(c) Danuta.
(d) Her maid.

4. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?
(a) Texas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

5. When the Wydra's arrived in Canada, how far away were they from Vancouver in Eva's mind?
(a) Very far away.
(b) Just over the mountains.
(c) A day away.
(d) 100 Miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?

2. What did hearing English distorted feel like for Eva?

3. What did Eva's teacher, Mr. Jones ask her about that only she could answer?

4. What was another word for "cuppings?"

5. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?

(see the answer key)

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