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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Eva and Marek's first music teacher?
(a) Pani Ruta.
(b) Pani Grodzinska.
(c) Marek's mother.
(d) Eva's mother.

2. What was the name of the drink made for Eva by her mother when she was sick?
(a) Tsialosky.
(b) Czerney.
(c) Kogelmogel.
(d) Zvochial.

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

4. What was commonly known about Dr. Orlovski that his wife overlooked?
(a) He spends too much money.
(b) He does not smell good.
(c) He has a permanent mistress.
(d) He is ugly.

5. According to the woman who Eva met in New York who knew her parents before the war, how did Eva's father save Eva's mother after she had a miscarriage?
(a) He cared for her at home.
(b) He carried her on his back to safety.
(c) He transported her on a motorcycle.
(d) He sent her to her mother's.

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

7. What did Danuta Dombarska, the blond girl who lived in the next building in Poland want to be when she grew up?
(a) A saint.
(b) An actress.
(c) A park ranger.
(d) A politician.

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

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

10. What, according to the author, was the language of money and secrets?
(a) Russian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) English.

11. What did Eva's father use as a means of transportation in Poland?
(a) A scooter.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A motorcycle.

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

13. Where did Eva's family take vacations when she was young in Poland?
(a) Paris.
(b) Israel.
(c) Baltic Sea.
(d) Bialy Dunajec.

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

15. Who died in 1956 on a visit to Moscow?
(a) Poland's president, Bierut.
(b) President Reagan.
(c) President DeGaul.
(d) President Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eva's father hide his foreign currency?

2. Who refused to leave the ship and meet her new husband when the ship reached Canada?

3. How old was Eva when her family sailed for Canada?

4. What was a familiar arch in Cracow which functioned as a gateway to the old city?

5. How did Eva's mother and father prefer her to dress when in Poland?

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