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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 did Eva confide to Mrs. Steiner?
2. Why was Alinka receiving more of a Jewish education in Canada than Eva?
3. Who did Eva relate to best in Canada and consider her "real friends?"
4. What two popular shows on T.V. did the men go to the den to watch during parties in Canada?
5. What could Eva NOT afford to do at Christmas when she was in college?
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 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?
3. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?
4. Give an example of how the Wydra's became paralyzed by choices and how they made decisions?
5. How did the concept of "internal goods" give Eva comfort and allow her to feel more comfortable with herself?
6. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?
7. As Eva learned new words and expressions, why was she baffled by "You're welcome?"
8. When did Eva realize that discussing communism with her classmates was a waste of time?
9. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"
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
Compare how Canada and/or America is viewed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. Begin with the family's views of life across the ocean from Cracow, and continue the journey with the family as they emigrate to Canada. Give specific examples from the book to support your statements.
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
In the end, what is emigration? What does it mean to be an immigrant? Would people born in America have the same expectations of the country? Why? Why not?
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