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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the train trip Julian and Ryszard take to get to their final destination in America?
(a) Five days and four nights.
(b) Five days and five nights.
(c) Seven days and seven nights.
(d) Ten days and nine nights.

2. Who is the man described as sitting on a couch writing in a notebook?
(a) Piotr,
(b) Ryszard.
(c) Bogdan.
(d) Henryk.

3. What is Maryna wearing at the celebration party after her performance?
(a) A sage green robe.
(b) A tutu.
(c) A dark green suit.
(d) A sequin-studded dress.

4. How many guests have attended Maryna's celebration party?
(a) 105.
(b) 45.
(c) 15.
(d) 27.

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

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

7. What book does the young woman from Philadelphia show Ryszard?
(a) Her bible.
(b) Her baby book.
(c) Her copy of David Copperfield.
(d) Her autograph book.

8. Where do Maryna, Aniela, and Piotr go on an excursion from New York?
(a) The Bronx Zoo in New York.
(b) The Jersey Shore.
(c) The Statue of Liberty in Manhattan.
(d) The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

9. Who is Aniela?
(a) A young acting student in America.
(b) Piotr's cousin.
(c) A young servant girl in Maryna's employ.
(d) Piotr's baby sister.

10. What does Bogdan offer as a toast?
(a) "Friendship and solidarity."
(b) "Break a leg!"
(c) "Togetherness and happiness."
(d) "The performance of a lifetime."

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

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

13. With which theatre does Maryna hold a life contract?
(a) The Wielki Theatre in Poznan.
(b) The Count Skarbek Theatre in Lwow.
(c) The Polski Theatre in Krakow.
(d) The Imperial Theatre in Warsaw.

14. Where in America is Maryna living at the start of her letter?
(a) Manhattan, New York.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Atlantic City, New Jersey.
(d) Hoboken, New Jersey.

15. What is the name of the ship the immigrants eventually take to Panama?
(a) The Colona.
(b) The Atlantic.
(c) The Crescent City.
(d) The Germania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard find when he goes below to the steerage portion of the ship?

2. When is the story set?

3. Of what do Maryna and Henryk speak the day after her performance?

4. Why does the captain of the ship ask Ryszard not to go to the steerage section again?

5. Who erected the Centennial Fountain?

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