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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eva's mother tell the girls to do as they stepped on the soil in Vancouver?
(a) To gather dirt in their hands and keep it in a jar.
(b) To get a picture.
(c) To step on the right foot for luck.
(d) To jump onto their new home soil.

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

3. What nationality was Eva's piano teacher in Canada?
(a) Russian.
(b) Canadian.
(c) American.
(d) Polish.

4. Where did Eva decide to attend college for her undergraduate degree?
(a) Chicago School for the Arts.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Rice University in Houston, TX.

5. How long did Mr. Ostropov's lessons run?
(a) Sometimes up to 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour and 1/2.
(c) 1 hour on the dot.
(d) 30 minutes.

6. What did Eva think that the sliced cheese and bologna smelled like?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Raw meat.

7. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?
(a) Boston.
(b) Texas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

8. Where did the Wydras live inside the house in which they stayed when they arrived in Vancouver?
(a) The "family" room.
(b) The basement.
(c) The spare bedroom.
(d) The attic.

9. What did Eva tell Penny that she thought of when she thought of love?
(a) A beautiful beach.
(b) A dark forest with a narrow path.
(c) A sunlit street.
(d) Poland.

10. Why was Alinka receiving more of a Jewish education in Canada than Eva?
(a) All Alinda's friends were Jewish.
(b) Alinka attended a Hebrew school.
(c) Eva and Alinka's parents were now practicing Jews.
(d) Alinka went to synagogue every Saturday.

11. What was the address where the Wydra's first lived in Vancouver written on the "I'm lost" card?
(a) 6845 Twin Peaks Ave.
(b) 1785 Pioneer Street.
(c) 4848 Circle Drive.
(d) 1785 Granville Street.

12. Vancouver's Board of Commerce claimed that Vancouver was the most beautiful city in the world after what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rio de Janeiro.

13. What was the Canadian version of McDonald's?
(a) White Spot.
(b) Joe's Diner.
(c) McDaffy's
(d) White Castle.

14. What are Eva and Alinka dressed in when they arrive in Vancouver?
(a) Flower dresses and matching socks.
(b) Jeans and white shirts.
(c) Their pajamas.
(d) Identical navy blue dresses with sailor collars.

15. What did Eva believe was the most important thing about speech?
(a) It could be sloppy and still understood.
(b) It was only good in Polish.
(c) It was not helpful in communication.
(d) It was a class signifier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva's sister do almost the entire trip from Montreal to Vancouver?

2. What did Eva's father say he wanted back after they lived in Canada for a while that he claimed he always had before?

3. Where was the Steiner's house in Vancouver?

4. What could Eva NOT afford to do at Christmas when she was in college?

5. Which toothpaste did the Wydra's decide to use after seeing commercials?

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