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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is Maryna when she first enters the theatre?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty five.

5. 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 hungry and confused."
(c) "I yearn for a better life."
(d) "I am muddleheaded and tired of acting."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maryna wearing at the celebration party after her performance?

2. From what play does Maryna quote upon her entrance to the celebration party in her honor?

3. How old is Maryna?

4. What does Ryszard give to Maryna after her performance?

5. Who makes the first toast to Maryna at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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