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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Pani Orlovska tell Eva she should wash her face with to have a good complexion?
2. When Eva's mother became ill and had to go to a sanatorium, where did Eva go to stay?
3. What was another word for "cuppings?"
4. What ship did Eva and her family sail on to Canada?
5. Who did Eva go to Christian church with when she was young?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Eva gather memories before the family emigrated to Canada?
2. What was the difference between the books that Eva choose from the library and books she had to read in school in Poland?
3. How did Eva feel about national pride?
4. What changed in the friendship with Basia after she returned from the camp for young communists?
5. Why did Eva's parents go to synagogue and practice religion?
6. How did the author describe illness in Poland and illness in Canada? What were the differences between how children were treated when they had a cold or the flu in the two countries?
7. What was Eva's education like in Poland? Do you think she was getting two different educations? How did the teachers help the students understand what was important?
8. What emotion did Eva have when she heard the Polish National Anthem as her ship left for Canada?
9. Why did Eva consider the landing of the Batory the end of the narrative of her childhood?
10. Why was it important for Eva's mother to have a maid? What role did this maid play in her idea of what a homemaker was?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Name small ways of intimacy that made a difference in Canada. How does Eva feel about these things? What is her reaction to them? Support your discussion by using examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
How do Eva's Polish friend in America gossip? How is their banter different from Americans discussing the same thing? How do they view information about marriage and sex and other private matters?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the role of music and its importance to Eva throughout the memoir. Explain how her love of the the piano begins and what shape her music lesson take in Poland and then in Canada and beyond. How is a career in music viewed in Poland compared to a career in music elsewhere? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.
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