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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. What theater troupe came to Vancouver to perform Macbeth?
(a) Yale Rep.
(b) A group from Broadway.
(c) Old Vic.
(d) London Troupe.

2. What did the brass band play as the ship left the harbor when Eva's family sailed for Canada?
(a) The Canadian National Anthem.
(b) Mulberry's Dance.
(c) The Polish National Anthem.
(d) Goodbye, My Sweet.

3. At the beginning of Part 3, where did Eva work?
(a) Harvard School of Business.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Texas A&M.
(d) Yale Drama School.

4. What did Eva and her sister have sewn into the pockets of their skirts when they sailed for Canada?
(a) Silverware.
(b) Money.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Gold.

5. What book did Eva's father read that gave him the initial idea to emigrate to Canada?
(a) How to Emigate to the Americas.
(b) Canada, the Land of Immigration.
(c) Canada Fragrant with Resin.
(d) Oh Canada!

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva's father settle into for work in Canada?

2. What nationality was Eva's piano teacher in Canada?

3. What story of success did Eva's father hear from a man who spoke Yiddish about a Polish Jew who came to Canada?

4. As an incompletely assimilated immigrant, what was Eva always confronting?

5. When Eva's parents used the word "psychological," what was it suggesting?

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