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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. What, according to Eva and her parents, was the "big fear?"
(a) That you'd be broke and live in The Bowery.
(b) That you would become too "American."
(c) That you would not be able to buy a house.
(d) That you would not be able to buy a car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food did the Wydra's have in their luggage from their trip?

2. What was the Canadian version of McDonald's?

3. What game did most teenage parties devolve into that made Eva feel that she was among a strange tribe of adolescents?

4. What was Vancouver's shopping mecca?

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

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