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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Marek tell Eva's father before his family left Poland?
(a) That they had to move to Isreal because Eva was supposed to be his wife.
(b) He wanted to marry Eva and come to Canada.
(c) He wanted to join the military in Isreal.
(d) They must leave for America soon.

2. 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) Canada, the Land of Immigration.
(c) Canada Fragrant with Resin.
(d) Oh Canada!

3. What did Eva's father use as a means of transportation in Poland?
(a) A car.
(b) A scooter.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A motorcycle.

4. What did Krysia's mother call her because she recoiled from being hugged?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A goat.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A shark.

5. According to the woman who Eva met in New York who knew her parents before the war, how did Eva's father save Eva's mother after she had a miscarriage?
(a) He sent her to her mother's.
(b) He cared for her at home.
(c) He transported her on a motorcycle.
(d) He carried her on his back to safety.

6. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?
(a) "I'm the man of the house."
(b) "Your mother just isn't bright."
(c) "I never should have married your mother."
(d) "Our marriage is as strong as the Chinese Wall."

7. What was a familiar arch in Cracow which functioned as a gateway to the old city?
(a) Banieczki Gate.
(b) Cracow Gate.
(c) Entrance Gate.
(d) Florianska Gate.

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

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

10. What did the brass band play as the ship left the harbor when Eva's family sailed for Canada?
(a) The Canadian National Anthem.
(b) Goodbye, My Sweet.
(c) Mulberry's Dance.
(d) The Polish National Anthem.

11. Where was the first place the ship stopped when reaching Canada?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Halifax.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

12. 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 maid's room.
(c) They had a separate kitchen.
(d) They had a "little salon."

13. Where did Eva's mother take her every two weeks when she was a child that Eva described as being like Plato's cave or an Egyptian temple?
(a) Paris.
(b) The opera.
(c) The library.
(d) Warsaw.

14. How old was Eva when her family sailed for Canada?
(a) 22 years old.
(b) 19 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

15. Where in New York did Eva meet somebody who knew her parents before the war?
(a) A work.
(b) In Times Square.
(c) At a dinner party.
(d) In the Union Square cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much younger was Eva's sister than her?

2. Who was Eva and Marek's first music teacher?

3. What did Eva and her sister have sewn into the pockets of their skirts when they sailed for Canada?

4. Who died in 1956 on a visit to Moscow?

5. What happened to Alinka when her mother went to a sanatorium?

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