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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. What two popular shows on T.V. did the men go to the den to watch during parties in Canada?
2. After Eva's parents worked their business out of their basement, where did they move the business?
3. What did Eva's sister do almost the entire trip from Montreal to Vancouver?
4. What was the Canadian version of McDonald's?
5. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?"
2. When did Eva realize that discussing communism with her classmates was a waste of time?
3. 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?
4. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"
5. When Eva and her friends would see a foreign film in Poland, what questions would they ask about the characters in the film? How does this relate to Eva's life in Canada?
6. What did Eva mean when she claimed to have "no interior language?"
7. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?
8. 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?
9. Why did Eva believe that speech was a class signifier?
10. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the difference, according to the author, between American women and their mothers and Polish women and their mothers? What kind of relationships do they have? How do emotions play into this?
Essay Topic 3
What is the final layer of English that Eva must conquer? What is the final key to Eva's understanding of the English language? How does this affect her becoming a full American?
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