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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group of brothers kept eluding the gestapo so successfully during the war that the Germans thought Eva's father was one of them?
(a) Marek brothers.
(b) Wydra brothers.
(c) Grodzinska brothers.
(d) Sullivan brothers.

2. What did Eva drive when she went to teach in New England?
(a) A blue Ford.
(b) An orange VW.
(c) A white Chevrolet.
(d) A green Pontiac.

3. At the beginning of Part 3, where did Eva work?
(a) Texas A&M.
(b) Harvard School of Business.
(c) Yale Drama School.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What kind of food did the Wydra's have in their luggage from their trip?
(a) Canned sardines, sherry and pickles.
(b) Dried cake, canned sardines and sausage.
(c) Dried cake, canned sardines, and fruit.
(d) Dried cake, figs and fruit.

5. What did Eva's mother tell the girls to do as they stepped on the soil in Vancouver?
(a) To gather dirt in their hands and keep it in a jar.
(b) To get a picture.
(c) To jump onto their new home soil.
(d) To step on the right foot for luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva confide to Mrs. Steiner?

2. In the last paragraph of the book, what was Miriam teaching Eva?

3. What began to win Eva prizes at school in Canada?

4. What book did Eva's father read that gave him the initial idea to emigrate to Canada?

5. What did Eva's father settle into for work in Canada?

(see the answer key)

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