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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 kind of car did Eva's father drive that is the only car he ever bought in Canada?
(a) A Buick.
(b) A Polish Fiat.
(c) A Chevy.
(d) A Ford.

2. What did the teacher in Vancouver decide to call Alina because she could not pronounce her name?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Ali.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Ann.

3. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?
(a) Buy liquor.
(b) Sneak out to see a boy.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Run away.

4. What city did Eva and her parents get off the ship at when they arrived in Canada?
(a) Boston.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Quebec.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cartoon did Eva and her mother just not understand?

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

3. What did Eva's mother mean when she said that Eva was becoming "English?"

4. Who owns the houses in the locations where Eva's family vacations when she is young in Poland?

5. Which close relative of Eva's mother died during the war in the gas chambers?

(see the answer key)

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