Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which toothpaste did the Wydra's decide to use after seeing commercials?
(a) Crest.
(b) Colgate.
(c) Arm and Hammer.
(d) Acme.

2. What did Eva's teacher, Mr. Jones ask her about that only she could answer?
(a) Having short hair.
(b) Being an immigrant.
(c) Being a piano player.
(d) Living in a Communist country.

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

4. What kind of home did Eva's parents buy in Canada?
(a) A small "stucco" house.
(b) An ocean cottage.
(c) A large brick house.
(d) A two story lap-board house.

5. After Eva's parents worked their business out of their basement, where did they move the business?
(a) They bought a store.
(b) They sold out of their truck.
(c) They rented a store.
(d) The moved the business upstairs.

6. What theater troupe came to Vancouver to perform Macbeth?
(a) Yale Rep.
(b) London Troupe.
(c) A group from Broadway.
(d) Old Vic.

7. What did Mrs. Steiner disapprove of that Eva's father did?
(a) He drank.
(b) He started a junk company.
(c) He quit his job at the lumber mill.
(d) He left his wife.

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

9. What did Eva's father settle into for work in Canada?
(a) He collected and sold junk.
(b) He ran a diner.
(c) He ran an antique store for fine antiques.
(d) He worked for a construction company.

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

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

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

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

15. When Eva and Alina arrived at school, what was the first English word that they understood?
(a) No.
(b) Candy.
(c) Yes.
(d) Shut up or shuddup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva believe was the most important thing about speech?

2. What was the address where the Wydra's first lived in Vancouver written on the "I'm lost" card?

3. What did Eva think that the sliced cheese and bologna smelled like?

4. What kind of food did the Wydra's have in their luggage from their trip?

5. Who were the favorite singers among Eva's parent's friends in Canada?

(see the answer keys)

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