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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the celebration dinner party after Maryna's performance?
(a) Hotel California.
(b) Hotel Saski.
(c) Hotel Sushi.
(d) Hotel Krakow.

2. Who is Krystyna?
(a) The maid.
(b) Piotr's older sister.
(c) The young actress studying with Maryna.
(d) Bogdan's daughter from his first marriage.

3. Where did Bogdan and Maryana dine on their night out alone in New York City?
(a) Kreis'.
(b) Ruth's Chris.
(c) Delmonico's.
(d) The Plaza.

4. Where is Zakopane?
(a) In the Tatras Mountains.
(b) In the Ural Mountains.
(c) In the Alps.
(d) In the Rocky Mountains.

5. How does Maryna describe the change in her since beginning the trip to America?
(a) "I am not prepared for this hardship."
(b) "I am hot and tired of this."
(c) "I swim in vacancy."
(d) "I adore travel."

6. Who cooks the meals in the commune?
(a) Maryna.
(b) Wanda Solski.
(c) Mrs. Bachleda.
(d) Bogdan.

7. Who is hosting the celebration party for Maryna?
(a) Ryszard.
(b) Bogdan
(c) Henryk.
(d) Piotr.

8. What news does Tadeusz receive in Krakow?
(a) He is offered the directorship of the Lwow Theatre.
(b) He is offered the position of headmaster at the school.
(c) He is offered a major part in a Shakespearean play.
(d) He is offered a contract at the Imperial Theatre.

9. What was the name of one of the articles Ryszard sent to the Gazetta Polska?
(a) American Architecture.
(b) American Manners.
(c) American Motors.
(d) American Folkways.

10. What announcement did Maryna wish she had made at the party?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is leaving.

11. What toast does Maryna offer?
(a) "Amor."
(b) "Besettas."
(c) "Homeland."
(d) "World peace."

12. When she is a child, what is one thing Maryna wants to grow up to be?
(a) A chef.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A pilot.

13. What does Maryna declare at the end of Chapter One?
(a) "I am too old to be a good actress any longer."
(b) "I am muddleheaded and tired of acting."
(c) "I yearn for a better life."
(d) "I am hungry and confused."

14. When do Ryszard and Julian leave for America?
(a) Early September.
(b) Mid October.
(c) Late June.
(d) Late January.

15. How long do the newer steamships take to cross the Atlantic to America?
(a) A month.
(b) Twelve days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eight days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maryna rush back to Krakow to see?

2. What does Julian tell Ryszard he dreams of doing in America?

3. What book has Henryk given to Maryna as a farewell gift?

4. What does Henryk teach Piotr when he comes to visit?

5. What is Brook Farm?

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