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

2. In the winter, how did Eva's mother transport her to school?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a motorcycle.
(c) On a toboggan.
(d) On a bicycle.

3. Who was Eva's mother's best friend?
(a) Pani Judith.
(b) Pani Ruta.
(c) Pani Ovantrain.
(d) Pani Clois.

4. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?
(a) "Our marriage is as strong as the Chinese Wall."
(b) "Your mother just isn't bright."
(c) "I'm the man of the house."
(d) "I never should have married your mother."

5. Where did Eva's mother take her every two weeks when she was a child that Eva described as being like Plato's cave or an Egyptian temple?
(a) The library.
(b) The opera.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eva and her family go on an autumn afternoon in 1958?

2. Who, at home, infused Eva and her sister with Christian teachings?

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

4. Other than a pianist, what did Eva declare that she would like to be when she grew up?

5. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?

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