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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was commonly known about Dr. Orlovski that his wife overlooked?
(a) He does not smell good.
(b) He is ugly.
(c) He spends too much money.
(d) He has a permanent mistress.

2. In Eva's Poland apartment, what was the "second" room?
(a) Eva's sisters room.
(b) A bedroom for Eva's parents.
(c) A bedroom for Eva and her sister.
(d) The maid's room.

3. What did Krysia's mother call her because she recoiled from being hugged?
(a) A goat.
(b) A shark.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A porcupine.

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

5. Who was Eva's sister named after?
(a) A relative in Israel.
(b) Her mother's sister.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) A maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eva's family take vacations when she was young in Poland?

2. What was another word for "cuppings?"

3. What did Eva and her sister have sewn into the pockets of their skirts when they sailed for Canada?

4. What happened to Alinka when her mother went to a sanatorium?

5. How much younger was Eva's sister than her?

(see the answer key)

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