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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Canadian version of McDonald's?
(a) White Spot.
(b) White Castle.
(c) Joe's Diner.
(d) McDaffy's

2. Who did the Wydra's stay with when they arrived in Vancouver?
(a) The Steiner family.
(b) The Berg family.
(c) The Rosenberg family.
(d) A Synagogue.

3. How did Mr. Ostropov show what he meant by "life?"
(a) Bach exercises.
(b) Mozart's music.
(c) Czerny exercises for the piano.
(d) Scales.

4. Where was the Steiner's house in Vancouver?
(a) On Harbor Rd.
(b) On top of the mountain.
(c) The harbor.
(d) At the edge of the city.

5. When the Wydra's arrived in Canada, how far away were they from Vancouver in Eva's mind?
(a) 100 Miles.
(b) Just over the mountains.
(c) A day away.
(d) Very far away.

6. On their trip to Vancouver, how much did four bowls of soup cost?
(a) $10.00
(b) $2.00.
(c) $.50.
(d) $4.00

7. What was Vancouver's shopping mecca?
(a) The outlet mall.
(b) Hudson Bay.
(c) Old Navy.
(d) Crest Bay.

8. What two popular shows on T.V. did the men go to the den to watch during parties in Canada?
(a) The Lawrence Welk Show and the Ed Sullivan Show.
(b) Friends and I Love Lucy.
(c) I Love Lucy and Bonanza.
(d) Father Knows Best and the Ed Sullivan Show.

9. How many languages did Eva's mother speak?
(a) Nine languages.
(b) One language.
(c) Eight languages.
(d) Five languages.

10. Who did Eva relate to best in Canada and consider her "real friends?"
(a) People her own age.
(b) Dogs, not people.
(c) Her father's friends.
(d) People several generations older than her.

11. How long did Mr. Ostropov's lessons run?
(a) 1 hour on the dot.
(b) Sometimes up to 3 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 1 hour and 1/2.

12. What are Eva and Alinka dressed in when they arrive in Vancouver?
(a) Identical navy blue dresses with sailor collars.
(b) Jeans and white shirts.
(c) Their pajamas.
(d) Flower dresses and matching socks.

13. What did the teacher in Vancouver decide to call Alina because she could not pronounce her name?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Ann.
(d) Ali.

14. What did Eva's mother mean when she said that Eva was becoming "English?"
(a) She was becoming "cold."
(b) She didn't want to be seen with her mother.
(c) She was learning the language too quickly.
(d) She wanted to go to school in America.

15. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?

2. What did Eva's mother tell the girls to do as they stepped on the soil in Vancouver?

3. Where was the photograph taken about a year after the Wydra's arrived in Canada?

4. What story of success did Eva's father hear from a man who spoke Yiddish about a Polish Jew who came to Canada?

5. What novel did John Fowles write that influenced Eva?

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