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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The New World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Eva's voyage of self-improvement, what two historical figures did she want to follow?
(a) Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
(b) Ben Franklin and Thomas Wolfe.
(c) Lewis and Clark.
(d) Pocahontas and Captain Smith.

2. When little Eva worried about her parents fighting, what did her father tell her about their marriage that soothed Eva's worries?
(a) "Your mother just isn't bright."
(b) "I'm the man of the house."
(c) "Our marriage is as strong as the Chinese Wall."
(d) "I never should have married your mother."

3. What did Eva think that the sliced cheese and bologna smelled like?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Raw meat.
(d) Chicken.

4. As an incompletely assimilated immigrant, what was Eva always confronting?
(a) Dog day afternoon.
(b) Weather.
(c) Culture.
(d) The Day.

5. Why was Alinka receiving more of a Jewish education in Canada than Eva?
(a) All Alinda's friends were Jewish.
(b) Alinka attended a Hebrew school.
(c) Alinka went to synagogue every Saturday.
(d) Eva and Alinka's parents were now practicing Jews.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Maria's daughter Tony so pretty?

3. When Eva's mother became ill and had to go to a sanatorium, where did Eva go to stay?

4. Who's son was Marek?

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

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