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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the Wydras live inside the house in which they stayed when they arrived in Vancouver?
(a) The attic.
(b) The basement.
(c) The "family" room.
(d) The spare bedroom.

3. Who was Eva's sister named after?
(a) Her mother's sister.
(b) A maid.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) A relative in Israel.

4. What kind of facade did the synagogue in Poland have?
(a) Canadian.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) Moorish.

5. What, according to Eva's mother, was a necessary part of a lady's equipment?
(a) A husband.
(b) A maid.
(c) A vacuum.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the ship that Eva and her family emigrate to Canada on sail from?

2. What game did most teenage parties devolve into that made Eva feel that she was among a strange tribe of adolescents?

3. What did the teacher in Vancouver decide to call Alina because she could not pronounce her name?

4. Where in New York did Eva meet somebody who knew her parents before the war?

5. Who, at home, infused Eva and her sister with Christian teachings?

(see the answer key)

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