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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of food did the Wydra's have in their luggage from their trip?
(a) Dried cake, canned sardines, and fruit.
(b) Dried cake, canned sardines and sausage.
(c) Canned sardines, sherry and pickles.
(d) Dried cake, figs and fruit.

2. Where did the Wydras live inside the house in which they stayed when they arrived in Vancouver?
(a) The attic.
(b) The spare bedroom.
(c) The "family" room.
(d) The basement.

3. How, according to Eva, did girls act in Canada when talking about boys?
(a) Shy.
(b) Kittenish.
(c) Bossy.
(d) Stupid.

4. What, according to Eva and her parents, was the "big fear?"
(a) That you would not be able to buy a house.
(b) That you'd be broke and live in The Bowery.
(c) That you would become too "American."
(d) That you would not be able to buy a car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the teacher in Vancouver decide to call Alina because she could not pronounce her name?

3. Just before leaving for college, how did Eva describe herself?

4. Why couldn't Eva hear herself on the radio when she was interviewed at 14 years old?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?

2. What did Eva mean when she claimed to have "no interior language?"

3. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"

4. How did Eva see Mr. Rosenberg after the Wydra's had been in Canada for a bit? How did he change in Eva's eyes and why did she perceive him differently after a short time?

5. How were Eva's views of communism different from her classmates?

6. Why did Eva believe that speech was a class signifier?

7. Give an example of how the Wydra's became paralyzed by choices and how they made decisions?

8. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?

9. In Eva's attempt at secrecy, what role did Mrs. Steiner play? Why did Eva place her is this position? What characteristics did Mrs. Steiner have that made Eva behave differently towards her?

10. Shortly after the Wydra's arrived in Canada, Eva had a bad dream. What was it and why was it significant?

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