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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refused to leave the ship and meet her new husband when the ship reached Canada?
(a) Alenka.
(b) Eva.
(c) Irena.
(d) Pani Ruta.

2. Who was Eva's mother's best friend?
(a) Pani Judith.
(b) Pani Ovantrain.
(c) Pani Ruta.
(d) Pani Clois.

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

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

5. What ship did Eva and her family sail on to Canada?
(a) The Lusitania.
(b) The Titanic.
(c) Oh Canada!
(d) The Batory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did prayers and religion classes begin in Polish schools?

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

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

4. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?

5. Who asked Eva to dance on board the ship coming to Canada?

(see the answer key)

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