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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which toothpaste did the Wydra's decide to use after seeing commercials?
(a) Colgate.
(b) Crest.
(c) Arm and Hammer.
(d) Acme.

2. What story of success did Eva's father hear from a man who spoke Yiddish about a Polish Jew who came to Canada?
(a) He sold all his possessions and bought a lumber yard.
(b) He produced Polish pickles and made a fortune.
(c) He went to work in a restaurant and worked his way up from dishwasher.
(d) He built houses and made a great living.

3. What novel did John Fowles write that influenced Eva?
(a) The Ebony Tower.
(b) The Grid.
(c) America's Tastes.
(d) Polish Immigrants.

4. Who did the Wydra's stay with when they arrived in Vancouver?
(a) The Rosenberg family.
(b) The Steiner family.
(c) A Synagogue.
(d) The Berg family.

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

6. What did Penny give Eva for her birthday that got her writing juices flowing?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) Stationary.
(c) A diary.
(d) A blank notebook.

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

8. How many languages did Eva's mother speak?
(a) Eight languages.
(b) Five languages.
(c) Nine languages.
(d) One language.

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

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

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

12. Why couldn't Eva hear herself on the radio when she was interviewed at 14 years old?
(a) Her family didn't own a radio.
(b) Her mother thought she was on T.V.
(c) She didn't know how to find the radio station.
(d) She didn't understand that she was on the radio.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Wydra's arrived in Canada, how far away were they from Vancouver in Eva's mind?

2. How did the Wydra's travel from the Canadian port city to Vancouver?

3. After Eva's parents worked their business out of their basement, where did they move the business?

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

5. What cartoon did Eva and her mother just not understand?

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