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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Maryna make the Dowanger Countess the first time they meet?
(a) She wil not return to the manor again.
(b) She will not leave Bogdan if she falls in love with someone esle.
(c) She will protect Bogdan from Ignacy.
(d) She will not have children with Bogdan.

2. Who is Maryna portraying at the end of her performance before the celebration dinner party?
(a) Madame Curie.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Adrienne.
(d) Juliet.

3. How old is Maryna?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

4. What is the first word of Spanish Maryna learns?
(a) Cucaracha.
(b) Olvido.
(c) Cuaderno.
(d) Albondigas.

5. Where did Julian go by himself two days after arriving in America?
(a) Centennial Exhibition.
(b) The Village.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Central Park.

6. In what theatre does Maryna normally perform?
(a) The Imperial Theatre of Warsaw.
(b) The Majestic Theatre of Paris.
(c) The Krakow Theatre of Poland.
(d) The Orpheum Theatre of Rome.

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

8. Who does Maryna rush back to Krakow to see?
(a) Her brother Stefan who is dying.
(b) Bogdan's mother.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) Her sister Jozefina who is ill.

9. What is the name of the ship Maryna and her entourage are taking to California?
(a) Germanic
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Bremen.
(d) Donau.

10. What is the name of the hotel in which Julian and Ryszard stay in New York City?
(a) Browns Hotel.
(b) Plaza Hotel.
(c) St Regis Hotel.
(d) Central Hotel.

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

12. Of what do Maryna and Henryk speak the day after her performance?
(a) Past and future.
(b) Depression and fatalism.
(c) Love and marriage.
(d) Paradise and will.

13. What do the men purchase in the village before leaving Zakopane?
(a) Blankets and hatchets.
(b) Knives and blankets.
(c) Liquor and clothing.
(d) Books and hatchets.

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

15. What happens to the Schobert family of Henryk's story?
(a) They all survive a stomach flu.
(b) They all die, except a three year old, of poisoning.
(c) They all move to Brook Farm.
(d) They all die on the way to California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the things Maryna, Aniela, and Piotr see on their excursion from New York?

2. What other book does Maryna plan to read on the ship?

3. During what play was Lincoln assassinated?

4. Who does Ryszard meet at a bar in a brothel?

5. What does Maryna declare at the end of Chapter One?

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