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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. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?
2. On their trip to Vancouver, how much did four bowls of soup cost?
3. What did Eva think that the sliced cheese and bologna smelled like?
4. What novel did John Fowles write that influenced Eva?
5. What was the address where the Wydra's first lived in Vancouver written on the "I'm lost" card?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Mr. Ostropov play the role of the "mad Russian?"
2. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?
3. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"
4. Once in Canada, how did Eva keep her privacy? What did she hold back? How was she careful in what she said about the difficulties that her family was facing?
5. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?
6. What did Eva mean when she claimed to have "no interior language?"
7. Why did Eva's father struggle so much once the family was living in Canada?
8. How did the concept of "internal goods" give Eva comfort and allow her to feel more comfortable with herself?
9. What role did humor play in learning a new language for the Wydra's and especially Eva? What was it like for Eva to tell a joke? What did not translate from Polish to English?
10. When did Eva realize that discussing communism with her classmates was a waste of time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From Eva's viewpoint, how do Americans feel about American identity? What do Americans feel they are missing? Does Eva feel she is missing the same thing once she becomes "Americanized?"
Essay Topic 2
In the end, what is emigration? What does it mean to be an immigrant? Would people born in America have the same expectations of the country? Why? Why not?
Essay Topic 3
Name small ways of intimacy that made a difference in Canada. How does Eva feel about these things? What is her reaction to them? Support your discussion by using examples from the book.
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