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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much younger was Eva's sister than her?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 16 months.

4. Who did Janek, the boy Eva met on the ship to Canada, meet as he leaves the ship?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His boss.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

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

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

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

9. Who was Eva's mother's best friend?
(a) Pani Clois.
(b) Pani Ruta.
(c) Pani Judith.
(d) Pani Ovantrain.

10. In Eva's Poland apartment, what was the "second" room?
(a) A bedroom for Eva's parents.
(b) A bedroom for Eva and her sister.
(c) The maid's room.
(d) Eva's sisters room.

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

12. 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) The Polish National Anthem.
(c) Mulberry's Dance.
(d) Goodbye, My Sweet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eva's family take vacations when she was young in Poland?

2. Where did Eva and her family go on an autumn afternoon in 1958?

3. When did Eva's family attend synagogue in Poland?

4. What did Eva and her sister have sewn into the pockets of their skirts when they sailed for Canada?

5. What kind of uniform did Eva wear to the Cracow Music School?

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