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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Eva's mother take her every two weeks when she was a child that Eva described as being like Plato's cave or an Egyptian temple?
(a) The opera.
(b) The library.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Paris.

2. Who refused to leave the ship and meet her new husband when the ship reached Canada?
(a) Alenka.
(b) Irena.
(c) Eva.
(d) Pani Ruta.

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

4. What did Marek tell Eva's father before his family left Poland?
(a) He wanted to join the military in Isreal.
(b) He wanted to marry Eva and come to Canada.
(c) They must leave for America soon.
(d) That they had to move to Isreal because Eva was supposed to be his wife.

5. What was a familiar arch in Cracow which functioned as a gateway to the old city?
(a) Florianska Gate.
(b) Entrance Gate.
(c) Cracow Gate.
(d) Banieczki Gate.

6. Other than a pianist, what did Eva declare that she would like to be when she grew up?
(a) An actress.
(b) A mother.
(c) A writer.
(d) An engineer.

7. What did Krysia's mother call her because she recoiled from being hugged?
(a) A goat.
(b) A shark.
(c) A porcupine.
(d) A skunk.

8. Who's son was Marek?
(a) Pani Grodzinska.
(b) Ciocia Bronia.
(c) Pani Ruta's.
(d) Rubinstein's.

9. What Polish word was the best compliment that a school exercise could receive and means "dash, inspiration and flying?"
(a) Polish.
(b) Panash.
(c) Polot.
(d) Peuchet.

10. What is unique about Orlovska's apartment that let Eva know that they had more money than her family?
(a) They had a 4th room.
(b) They had a separate kitchen.
(c) They had a maid's room.
(d) They had a "little salon."

11. What ship did Eva and her family sail on to Canada?
(a) The Lusitania.
(b) Oh Canada!
(c) The Batory.
(d) The Titanic.

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

13. Where was the first place the ship stopped when reaching Canada?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Halifax.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

14. What did Pani Orlovska tell Eva she should wash her face with to have a good complexion?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Noxema.
(c) Laundry soap.
(d) Dove.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Krysia describe her friendship to Eva in a poem?

2. What, according to Eva's mother, was a necessary part of a lady's equipment?

3. Who was Eva's mother's best friend?

4. What street did Eva and her family live on in Poland?

5. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?

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