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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is unique about Orlovska's apartment that let Eva know that they had more money than her family?
(a) They had a maid's room.
(b) They had a separate kitchen.
(c) They had a "little salon."
(d) They had a 4th room.

3. How did Krysia describe her friendship to Eva in a poem?
(a) Like a coy pond.
(b) Like a mountain.
(c) Like a cold running river.
(d) Like a weeping willow.

4. 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 carried her on his back to safety.
(b) He cared for her at home.
(c) He transported her on a motorcycle.
(d) He sent her to her mother's.

5. In her later life, who did Pani Orlovska write a book about?
(a) Gorbchev.
(b) President Reagan.
(c) Princess Grace.
(d) Helen Keller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Krysia's older brother study in school?

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

3. What did Pani Orlovska tell Eva she should wash her face with to have a good complexion?

4. Who was Eva and Marek's first music teacher?

5. Who asked Eva to dance on board the ship coming to Canada?

(see the answer key)

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