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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eva's father use as a means of transportation in Poland?
(a) A car.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A scooter.

2. What did Eva's mother have an aversion to teaching her daughter?
(a) "Feminine" pursuits, such as cooking and sewing.
(b) Vacation planning.
(c) Languages.
(d) The piano.

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

4. When Eva's mother became ill and had to go to a sanatorium, where did Eva go to stay?
(a) With her sister.
(b) To an orphanage.
(c) With her aunt.
(d) With Marek and his family.

5. Who were the favorite singers among Eva's parent's friends in Canada?
(a) Perry Como.
(b) Bing Crosby.
(c) Nat King Cole.
(d) Andrews Sisters and Dinah Shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Wydra's travel from the Canadian port city to Vancouver?

2. Who refused to leave the ship and meet her new husband when the ship reached Canada?

3. What began to win Eva prizes at school in Canada?

4. Where did the Wydras live inside the house in which they stayed when they arrived in Vancouver?

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?

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