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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the ship that Eva and her family emigrate to Canada on sail from?
(a) Gdynia.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Krakow.

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

3. What did Danuta Dombarska, the blond girl who lived in the next building in Poland want to be when she grew up?
(a) An actress.
(b) A park ranger.
(c) A saint.
(d) A politician.

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

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

6. Other than a pianist, what did Eva declare that she would like to be when she grew up?
(a) An actress.
(b) A writer.
(c) A mother.
(d) An engineer.

7. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?
(a) "Your mother just isn't bright."
(b) "Our marriage is as strong as the Chinese Wall."
(c) "I'm the man of the house."
(d) "I never should have married your mother."

8. In Eva's Poland apartment, what was the "second" room?
(a) Eva's sisters room.
(b) A bedroom for Eva's parents.
(c) The maid's room.
(d) A bedroom for Eva and her sister.

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

10. How much younger was Eva's sister than her?
(a) 16 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 1 year.

11. How did Eva's mother and father prefer her to dress when in Poland?
(a) In fancy dresses.
(b) In "sports outfits" meaning shorts or long pants.
(c) In clothes that are too large.
(d) In colorful clothes.

12. What city did Eva and her parents get off the ship at when they arrived in Canada?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Boston.

13. Who, at home, infused Eva and her sister with Christian teachings?
(a) Pani Ruta.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Their father.
(d) The maids.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva's father use as a means of transportation in Poland?

2. Where was the first place the ship stopped when reaching Canada?

3. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?

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

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

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