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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the photograph taken about a year after the Wydra's arrived in Canada?
(a) In the back yard of their home.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) By the ocean.
(d) In front of a museum.

3. How, according to Eva, did girls act in Canada when talking about boys?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Shy.
(c) Bossy.
(d) Kittenish.

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

5. 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 strength.
(b) His politics.
(c) His peace of mind.
(d) His wife.

6. 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.

7. 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 jump onto their new home soil.
(c) To step on the right foot for luck.
(d) To get a picture.

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

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

10. What language did Eva begin writing in when she began taking writing seriously?
(a) Polish.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

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

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

13. What two popular shows on T.V. did the men go to the den to watch during parties in Canada?
(a) Friends and I Love Lucy.
(b) Father Knows Best and the Ed Sullivan Show.
(c) The Lawrence Welk Show and the Ed Sullivan Show.
(d) I Love Lucy and Bonanza.

14. What theater troupe came to Vancouver to perform Macbeth?
(a) Yale Rep.
(b) London Troupe.
(c) A group from Broadway.
(d) Old Vic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Ostropov involved in politically back in Russia?

2. How did Mr. Ostropov show what he meant by "life?"

3. What began to win Eva prizes at school in Canada?

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

5. On their trip to Vancouver, how much did four bowls of soup cost?

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