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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Paradise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Orlovska's apartment that let Eva know that they had more money than her family?
(a) They had a 4th room.
(b) They had a "little salon."
(c) They had a separate kitchen.
(d) They had a maid's room.

2. What year did prayers and religion classes begin in Polish schools?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1957.

3. What was commonly known about Dr. Orlovski that his wife overlooked?
(a) He is ugly.
(b) He does not smell good.
(c) He has a permanent mistress.
(d) He spends too much money.

4. What was another word for "cuppings?"
(a) Banieczki.
(b) Kogelmogel.
(c) Czerney.
(d) Txialosky.

5. What did Pani Orlovska tell Eva she should wash her face with to have a good complexion?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Dove.
(c) Laundry soap.
(d) Noxema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the first place the ship stopped when reaching Canada?

2. In the winter, how did Eva's mother transport her to school?

3. Where did Eva's father hide his foreign currency?

4. Who did Janek, the boy Eva met on the ship to Canada, meet as he leaves the ship?

5. When did Eva's family attend synagogue in Poland?

(see the answer key)

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