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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 father say he wanted back after they lived in Canada for a while that he claimed he always had before?
(a) His wife.
(b) His politics.
(c) His strength.
(d) His peace of mind.

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

3. On Eva's voyage of self-improvement, what two historical figures did she want to follow?
(a) Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
(b) Ben Franklin and Thomas Wolfe.
(c) Pocahontas and Captain Smith.
(d) Lewis and Clark.

4. How did Mr. Ostropov show what he meant by "life?"
(a) Czerny exercises for the piano.
(b) Scales.
(c) Mozart's music.
(d) Bach exercises.

5. When Eva saw a black man on her travels to Vancouver, who did she think he looked like?
(a) Wilt Chamberlin.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

6. What game did most teenage parties devolve into that made Eva feel that she was among a strange tribe of adolescents?
(a) Spin the Bottle.
(b) Mother May I?
(c) Truth or Dare.
(d) Ring Around the Rosie.

7. What began to win Eva prizes at school in Canada?
(a) Her poems.
(b) Her painting.
(c) Her piano playing.
(d) Her speeches.

8. Where was the Steiner's house in Vancouver?
(a) The harbor.
(b) On Harbor Rd.
(c) At the edge of the city.
(d) On top of the mountain.

9. What kind of food did the Wydra's have in their luggage from their trip?
(a) Canned sardines, sherry and pickles.
(b) Dried cake, canned sardines, and fruit.
(c) Dried cake, figs and fruit.
(d) Dried cake, canned sardines and sausage.

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

11. How did the Wydra's travel from the Canadian port city to Vancouver?
(a) By train.
(b) By ship.
(c) By plane.
(d) By car.

12. What kind of home did Eva's parents buy in Canada?
(a) A large brick house.
(b) A two story lap-board house.
(c) A small "stucco" house.
(d) An ocean cottage.

13. Who in Canada supervised Eva's musical progress?
(a) Mrs. Rubenstein.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mrs. Berg.
(d) Mrs. Steiner.

14. What did Eva's father settle into for work in Canada?
(a) He worked for a construction company.
(b) He ran a diner.
(c) He ran an antique store for fine antiques.
(d) He collected and sold junk.

15. What could Eva NOT afford to do at Christmas when she was in college?
(a) To rent an apartment.
(b) Buy Christmas gifts for her Christian friends.
(c) Afford the trip home.
(d) To buy a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Eva went out with her new friends in Canada, what was the boy wearing who teased Eva and called her a "foreign student?"

2. Vancouver's Board of Commerce claimed that Vancouver was the most beautiful city in the world after what city?

3. What are Eva and Alinka dressed in when they arrive in Vancouver?

4. What did Eva's mother tell the girls to do as they stepped on the soil in Vancouver?

5. How, according to Eva, did girls act in Canada when talking about boys?

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