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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 Danuta Dombarska, the blond girl who lived in the next building in Poland want to be when she grew up?
(a) A politician.
(b) A park ranger.
(c) An actress.
(d) A saint.

2. What happened to Alinka when her mother went to a sanatorium?
(a) She went to a private establishment run by a governess and gets treated badly.
(b) She lives with Pani Ruta.
(c) She stays home with a maid.
(d) She lives with a teacher from school.

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

4. Who, at home, infused Eva and her sister with Christian teachings?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Pani Ruta.
(c) Their father.
(d) The maids.

5. What city did Eva and her parents get off the ship at when they arrived in Canada?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Boston.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was commonly known about Dr. Orlovski that his wife overlooked?

2. What did Eva's mother have an aversion to teaching her daughter?

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

4. What was another word for "cuppings?"

5. How did Krysia describe her friendship to Eva in a poem?

(see the answer key)

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