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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Paradise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Eva when her family sailed for Canada?
(a) 13 years old.
(b) 22 years old.
(c) 19 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

2. What happened to Alinka when her mother went to a sanatorium?
(a) She stays home with a maid.
(b) She lives with a teacher from school.
(c) She went to a private establishment run by a governess and gets treated badly.
(d) She lives with Pani Ruta.

3. What, according to the author, was the language of money and secrets?
(a) English.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Polish.

4. What did Marek tell Eva's father before his family left Poland?
(a) He wanted to marry Eva and come to Canada.
(b) They must leave for America soon.
(c) That they had to move to Isreal because Eva was supposed to be his wife.
(d) He wanted to join the military in Isreal.

5. How did Eva's mother and father prefer her to dress when in Poland?
(a) In colorful clothes.
(b) In "sports outfits" meaning shorts or long pants.
(c) In clothes that are too large.
(d) In fancy dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Eva's father read that gave him the initial idea to emigrate to Canada?

2. What was a familiar arch in Cracow which functioned as a gateway to the old city?

3. What kind of uniform did Eva wear to the Cracow Music School?

4. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?

5. What was another word for "cuppings?"

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