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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has possession of Sisovsky's father's stories?
(a) Olga.
(b) Gina.
(c) Eva.
(d) Sonia.

2. Where does Zuckerman live in New York?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Upper West Side.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Upper East Side.

3. What was Eva's profession in Europe?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Singer.
(c) Actress.
(d) Secretary.

4. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

5. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?
(a) "Mother Tongue."
(b) "A Simpler Tongue."
(c) "Tongue Twister."
(d) "Many Tongues."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accused Eva and her family of being Jews in Europe?

2. Where is Eva from?

3. What was the name of the man Eva left her husband for in the narrative?

4. What was the man Eva left her husband for?

5. In what language did Sisovsky's father write?

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