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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "I'm the man of the house."
(c) "I never should have married your mother."
(d) "Your mother just isn't bright."

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

3. According to the woman who Eva met in New York who knew her parents before the war, how did Eva's father save Eva's mother after she had a miscarriage?
(a) He sent her to her mother's.
(b) He carried her on his back to safety.
(c) He transported her on a motorcycle.
(d) He cared for her at home.

4. What street did Eva and her family live on in Poland?
(a) Czajkowskis.
(b) Kazimierza Wielkiego.
(c) Urzednicza.
(d) Krysia.

5. What did the brass band play as the ship left the harbor when Eva's family sailed for Canada?
(a) Goodbye, My Sweet.
(b) Mulberry's Dance.
(c) The Polish National Anthem.
(d) The Canadian National Anthem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another word for "cuppings?"

2. 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?

3. What did Eva's father use as a means of transportation in Poland?

4. What color were the goldfish at the pond that Eva and her parents often visited in Poland?

5. What, according to Eva's mother, was a necessary part of a lady's equipment?

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