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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. Just before leaving for college, how did Eva describe herself?
2. What, according to Eva and her parents, was the "big fear?"
3. What did Eva tell Penny that she thought of when she thought of love?
4. What began to win Eva prizes at school in Canada?
5. What theater troupe came to Vancouver to perform Macbeth?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"
2. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?
3. How did Mr. Ostropov play the role of the "mad Russian?"
4. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?
5. How did Eva see Mr. Rosenberg after the Wydra's had been in Canada for a bit? How did he change in Eva's eyes and why did she perceive him differently after a short time?
6. When Eva dreamed of staying in Poland, how did she imagine her life would have been had she stayed? What was "normal" to Eva and why did she believe that life in Poland would have been "normal?"
7. When did Eva realize that discussing communism with her classmates was a waste of time?
8. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"
9. How did the concept of "internal goods" give Eva comfort and allow her to feel more comfortable with herself?
10. Once in Canada, how did Eva keep her privacy? What did she hold back? How was she careful in what she said about the difficulties that her family was facing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is English the language of Eva's adulthood? Why does she stop translating in her head? What happens that makes it possible for Eva to think and dream in English? Why is this an important step in her development?
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
Throughout the story, explain the meaning of "being Jewish" to the author. Give examples of how she explains her "Jewishness" at different times in her life and how her views of her ethnic background changes with each major geographical move in her life.
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