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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Eva and her sister have sewn into the pockets of their skirts when they sailed for Canada?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Gold.
(c) Money.
(d) Silverware.

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

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

5. What Polish word was the best compliment that a school exercise could receive and means "dash, inspiration and flying?"
(a) Peuchet.
(b) Panash.
(c) Polot.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her later life, who did Pani Orlovska write a book about?

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

3. What street did Eva and her family live on in Poland?

4. Which close relative of Eva's mother died during the war in the gas chambers?

5. What, according to the author, was the language of money and secrets?

(see the answer key)

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