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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Eva and her parents, was the "big fear?"
(a) That you would become too "American."
(b) That you would not be able to buy a car.
(c) That you would not be able to buy a house.
(d) That you'd be broke and live in The Bowery.

2. What did Eva's father say he wanted back after they lived in Canada for a while that he claimed he always had before?
(a) His peace of mind.
(b) His wife.
(c) His strength.
(d) His politics.

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

4. How did the Wydra's travel from the Canadian port city to Vancouver?
(a) By plane.
(b) By ship.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

5. What did Eva think that the sliced cheese and bologna smelled like?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Raw meat.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer 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?

2. What did Penny give Eva for her birthday that got her writing juices flowing?

3. Why couldn't Eva hear herself on the radio when she was interviewed at 14 years old?

4. What did Eva's mother have an aversion to teaching her daughter?

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

(see the answer key)

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