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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eva's mother became ill and had to go to a sanatorium, where did Eva go to stay?
(a) To an orphanage.
(b) With her sister.
(c) With her aunt.
(d) With Marek and his family.

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

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

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

5. In the winter, how did Eva's mother transport her to school?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a toboggan.
(c) On a bicycle.
(d) On a motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water did the ship sail down after it reached the coast of Canada?

2. What was the name of the drink made for Eva by her mother when she was sick?

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

4. What did Krysia's mother call her because she recoiled from being hugged?

5. In Eva's Poland apartment, what was the "second" room?

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