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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 much younger was Eva's sister than her?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 16 months.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 1 year.

2. What did Pani Orlovska tell Eva she should wash her face with to have a good complexion?
(a) Laundry soap.
(b) Dove.
(c) Noxema.
(d) Alcohol.

3. Where did the ship that Eva and her family emigrate to Canada on sail from?
(a) London.
(b) Gdynia.
(c) Paris.
(d) Krakow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Polish word was the best compliment that a school exercise could receive and means "dash, inspiration and flying?"

2. What is unique about Orlovska's apartment that let Eva know that they had more money than her family?

3. What city did Eva and her parents get off the ship at when they arrived in Canada?

4. Where in New York did Eva meet somebody who knew her parents before the war?

5. What was another word for "cuppings?"

(see the answer key)

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