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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mr. Ostropov show what he meant by "life?"
(a) Czerny exercises for the piano.
(b) Bach exercises.
(c) Mozart's music.
(d) Scales.

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

3. Who did Janek, the boy Eva met on the ship to Canada, meet as he leaves the ship?
(a) His boss.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His aunt.

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

5. What was Mr. Ostropov involved in politically back in Russia?
(a) WWII.
(b) The Russian Revolution of 1905.
(c) The Polish uprising.
(d) The War of '68.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva's sister do almost the entire trip from Montreal to Vancouver?

2. When Eva and Alina arrived at school, what was the first English word that they understood?

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

4. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?

5. What did the brass band play as the ship left the harbor when Eva's family sailed for Canada?

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