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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eva's Poland apartment, what was the "second" room?
(a) Eva's sisters room.
(b) The maid's room.
(c) A bedroom for Eva's parents.
(d) A bedroom for Eva and her sister.

2. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?
(a) Haydn.
(b) Bach.
(c) Czerny.
(d) Mozart.

3. Who died in 1956 on a visit to Moscow?
(a) President Reagan.
(b) President Eisenhower.
(c) President DeGaul.
(d) Poland's president, Bierut.

4. What book did Eva's father read that gave him the initial idea to emigrate to Canada?
(a) How to Emigate to the Americas.
(b) Oh Canada!
(c) Canada, the Land of Immigration.
(d) Canada Fragrant with Resin.

5. What color were the goldfish at the pond that Eva and her parents often visited in Poland?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eva when her family sailed for Canada?

2. What is unique about Orlovska's apartment that let Eva know that they had more money than her family?

3. What did Danuta Dombarska, the blond girl who lived in the next building in Poland want to be when she grew up?

4. How did Eva's mother and father prefer her to dress when in Poland?

5. What kind of uniform did Eva wear to the Cracow Music School?

(see the answer key)

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