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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 did Eva go to Christian church with when she was young?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother and father.
(c) Her maid.
(d) Danuta.

2. What did the brass band play as the ship left the harbor when Eva's family sailed for Canada?
(a) The Polish National Anthem.
(b) Goodbye, My Sweet.
(c) The Canadian National Anthem.
(d) Mulberry's Dance.

3. Which close relative of Eva's mother died during the war in the gas chambers?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

4. Where did Eva's family take vacations when she was young in Poland?
(a) Baltic Sea.
(b) Israel.
(c) Bialy Dunajec.
(d) Paris.

5. According to the woman who Eva met in New York who knew her parents before the war, how did Eva's father save Eva's mother after she had a miscarriage?
(a) He cared for her at home.
(b) He sent her to her mother's.
(c) He transported her on a motorcycle.
(d) He carried her on his back to safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the winter, how did Eva's mother transport her to school?

2. What did Danuta Dombarska, the blond girl who lived in the next building in Poland want to be when she grew up?

3. How did Krysia describe her friendship to Eva in a poem?

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

5. What was commonly known about Dr. Orlovski that his wife overlooked?

(see the answer key)

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