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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On Eva's voyage of self-improvement, what two historical figures did she want to follow?
2. Who did Eva relate to best in Canada and consider her "real friends?"
3. Where did the Wydras live inside the house in which they stayed when they arrived in Vancouver?
4. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?
5. How, according to Eva, did girls act in Canada when talking about boys?
Short Essay Questions
1. Give an example of how the Wydra's became paralyzed by choices and how they made decisions?
2. What role did humor play in learning a new language for the Wydra's and especially Eva? What was it like for Eva to tell a joke? What did not translate from Polish to English?
3. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?
4. Shortly after the Wydra's arrived in Canada, Eva had a bad dream. What was it and why was it significant?
5. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?
6. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?
7. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"
8. Why did Eva's father struggle so much once the family was living in Canada?
9. In Eva's attempt at secrecy, what role did Mrs. Steiner play? Why did Eva place her is this position? What characteristics did Mrs. Steiner have that made Eva behave differently towards her?
10. How were Eva's views of communism different from her classmates?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Eva's Polish friend in America gossip? How is their banter different from Americans discussing the same thing? How do they view information about marriage and sex and other private matters?
Essay Topic 2
According to Eva, when immigrants living in Canada say they love the country, what are they really saying? How does the idea of detachment play into this theory? Support your conclusions with quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How is language used in Eva's memoir? What is important about the author's first language? What does she miss? What is the author missing with her second language?
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