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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eva's mother became ill and had to go to a sanatorium, where did Eva go to stay?
(a) With her aunt.
(b) With her sister.
(c) With Marek and his family.
(d) To an orphanage.

2. Who did Eva go to Christian church with when she was young?
(a) Her maid.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Danuta.
(d) Her mother and father.

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

4. In the winter, how did Eva's mother transport her to school?
(a) On a bicycle.
(b) On a toboggan.
(c) On a motorcycle.
(d) In a car.

5. How old was Eva when her family sailed for Canada?
(a) 19 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 22 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

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

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

8. What did Krysia's older brother study in school?
(a) Law.
(b) Music.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Literature.

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

10. Who asked Eva to dance on board the ship coming to Canada?
(a) Her father.
(b) The captain.
(c) Janek.
(d) Marek.

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

12. What did Eva's mother have an aversion to teaching her daughter?
(a) Vacation planning.
(b) The piano.
(c) "Feminine" pursuits, such as cooking and sewing.
(d) Languages.

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

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

15. What did Eva play for her first public piano performance?
(a) Haydn.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Czerny.
(d) Bach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in 1956 on a visit to Moscow?

2. Where was the first place the ship stopped when reaching Canada?

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

4. How much younger was Eva's sister than her?

5. What ship did Eva and her family sail on to Canada?

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