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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mr. Ostropov involved in politically back in Russia?
(a) The Russian Revolution of 1905.
(b) The War of '68.
(c) WWII.
(d) The Polish uprising.

2. What could Eva NOT afford to do at Christmas when she was in college?
(a) To buy a car.
(b) Buy Christmas gifts for her Christian friends.
(c) To rent an apartment.
(d) Afford the trip home.

3. 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 politics.
(b) His peace of mind.
(c) His strength.
(d) His wife.

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

5. Where did Eva decide to attend college for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Rice University in Houston, TX.
(b) Yale.
(c) Chicago School for the Arts.
(d) Harvard.

6. What did Eva's sister do almost the entire trip from Montreal to Vancouver?
(a) Ate.
(b) Giggled nervously.
(c) Slept.
(d) Ran around and played.

7. What did Penny give Eva for her birthday that got her writing juices flowing?
(a) Stationary.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) A diary.
(d) A blank notebook.

8. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Sneak out to see a boy.
(c) Run away.
(d) Buy liquor.

9. Who in Canada supervised Eva's musical progress?
(a) Mrs. Berg.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Steiner.
(d) Mrs. Rubenstein.

10. What was the address where the Wydra's first lived in Vancouver written on the "I'm lost" card?
(a) 4848 Circle Drive.
(b) 1785 Granville Street.
(c) 6845 Twin Peaks Ave.
(d) 1785 Pioneer Street.

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

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

13. What did Eva believe was the most important thing about speech?
(a) It was only good in Polish.
(b) It could be sloppy and still understood.
(c) It was not helpful in communication.
(d) It was a class signifier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Canadian version of McDonald's?

2. On Eva's voyage of self-improvement, what two historical figures did she want to follow?

3. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?

4. What game did most teenage parties devolve into that made Eva feel that she was among a strange tribe of adolescents?

5. How did Mr. Ostropov show what he meant by "life?"

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