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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During what play was Lincoln assassinated?
(a) Our Town.
(b) Our Right to Fight
(c) A Man for All Seasons.
(d) Our American Cousin.

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

4. What does Julian tell Ryszard he dreams of doing in America?
(a) Getting involved in politics.
(b) Opening a dry goods store.
(c) Raising children.
(d) Disappearing from his wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are in Maryna's family growing up?

2. Who does Maryna invite to join them in Zakopane?

3. Why does Maryna declare "you have waited so long."

4. How long is the train trip Julian and Ryszard take to get to their final destination in America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes into Maryna's dressing room before the performance at the theatre in Krakow? What happens? How does Maryna react to the visitor's behavior?

2. In Chapter Zero, from whose voice is the story told? Who is the narrator? What does the narrator reveal about herself?

3. Maryna explains to Henryk why they are traveling to California by ship. What are the reasons? What is the faster way to get to California from New York? How does the trip go?

4. While Maryna and her husband are busy selling their house and preparing to leave for America, a member of Maryna's family dies. Who is this person, and why is the death so upsetting for Maryna? Who else is present at the death? Where does Maryna go after the death?

5. While hiding at the celebration party, the narrator pieces together the people in the room and the subject of their discussions. What does she gather about the people in the room and the plan underway?

6. In Chapter Four, Maryna explains that in some places, the oldest is best. However, in America she says "biggest is best." What does she mean by this? What does she see that supports her observation? Is she displeased by this?

7. In Chapter One, what scene does Maryna give Krystyna to act out? Why?

8. The group establishes their first commune in Zakopane. What are some of the activities described in the chapter necessary to sustain their community? What do they do in the town for the local community?

9. After her performance in Chapter One, Maryna dresses and is accompanied by Bogdan to the Hotel Saski. Why are they going to the Saski? What are they celebrating? Where is the narrator?

10. How does Maryna talk about the passenger who went overboard on the ship? Why does she talk so much about the incident? What are her speculations as to what happened? What are her feelings?

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