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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two seasons Maryna identifies in California?
(a) A hot dry summer and a spring called winter.
(b) A wet summer and a dry winter.
(c) A long summer and a long cold winter.
(d) Summer and a long colorful fall.

2. To what does Barton change Maryna's name?
(a) Maria Zelenskow.
(b) Maria Zalowska.
(c) Marina Zalenska.
(d) Marina Zalens.

3. What does Bogdan contemplate his entire life being?
(a) Endless suffering.
(b) A lie.
(c) The Truth.
(d) Worthwhile.

4. What two words make up the name Anaheim?
(a) The river Santa Ana and the German word for home.
(b) The city Annapolis and the Latin word for man.
(c) The Saint Ann and the German word for home.
(d) The city Santa Barbara and the Latin word for river.

5. How is the theatre lit on the night of Maryna's premiere?
(a) With neon.
(b) With halogen bulbs.
(c) With gas lights.
(d) With candlelight.

6. Who comes to visit the commune from San Francisco?
(a) Bruno Halek.
(b) Heinrich Zakowski.
(c) The Dowanger Countess.
(d) Edwin Booth.

7. What do Maryna and Warnock do to solve the problem?
(a) Book fewer performances.
(b) Get Maryna her own private railroad car.
(c) Get Maryna a private airplane.
(d) Get Maryna her own bus.

8. Who is waiting for Maryna when she arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Henryk.
(b) Piotr.
(c) Ryszard.
(d) Bogdan.

9. How does Mr. Barton respond to Maryna's audition?
(a) He offers her as many weeks on the stage as she would like.
(b) He applauds and tells her he will get back to her.
(c) He leaves the theatre and says nothing.
(d) He tells her goodbye.

10. What is the first line of Richard III?
(a) "The Montegues and the Capulets war wage."
(b) "Now is the winter of our discontent."
(c) "And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house."
(d) "Made glorious summer by this son of York."

11. What commune establishes itself north of Anaheim?
(a) Societas Edenica.
(b) Society Endicino.
(c) Brook Farm.
(d) Societe du Frances.

12. Who is Miss Collingridge?
(a) Maryna's doctor.
(b) Maryna's costume manager.
(c) Maryna's best friend.
(d) Maryna's English coach.

13. Where is Julian working while Maryna is in New York?
(a) As an illustrator for Frank Leslie's Weekly.
(b) As an artist for the Tate.
(c) As an illustrator for The London Times.
(d) As an artist for the National Geographic.

14. What does Bogdan become interested in while recovering from his accident in California?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Flying machines.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Automobiles.

15. What is the name of the theatrical journal in Warsaw?
(a) The Artist.
(b) The Modernist.
(c) The Antrakt.
(d) The Prism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the telegram Maryna receives from Bogdan?

2. Which roles does Edwin Booth enjoy playing the most?

3. Where do Jackob and Ryszard sleep their first night on the commune?

4. What role does Bogdan say he knows how to play in his marriage to Maryna?

5. How long did Booth's retirement last?

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