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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the teacher in Vancouver decide to call Alina because she could not pronounce her name?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Ali.
(c) Ann.
(d) Kitty.

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

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

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

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

6. What was Vancouver's shopping mecca?
(a) Hudson Bay.
(b) Old Navy.
(c) Crest Bay.
(d) The outlet mall.

7. After Eva's parents worked their business out of their basement, where did they move the business?
(a) They rented a store.
(b) They bought a store.
(c) They sold out of their truck.
(d) The moved the business upstairs.

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

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

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

11. What cartoon did Eva and her mother just not understand?
(a) The Vancouver Gazette cartoon.
(b) The television cartoons.
(c) The Time Magazine cartoon.
(d) The New Yorker cartoon.

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

13. On their trip to Vancouver, how much did four bowls of soup cost?
(a) $10.00
(b) $4.00
(c) $.50.
(d) $2.00.

14. What was Mr. Ostropov involved in politically back in Russia?
(a) The Russian Revolution of 1905.
(b) The Polish uprising.
(c) WWII.
(d) The War of '68.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of home did Eva's parents buy in Canada?

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

4. When Eva saw a black man on her travels to Vancouver, who did she think he looked like?

5. What did Penny give Eva for her birthday that got her writing juices flowing?

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