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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booth tells Maryna she will find a picture or a bust of who in every room of the house?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Maryna.
(c) Booth himself.
(d) Sarah Bernhardt.

2. From what Shakespearean play does Maryna quote to Halek?
(a) As You Like It.
(b) Othello.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A Midsummer's Night Dream

3. What do the immigrants have for their first meal in the new home?
(a) Grilled salmon.
(b) Grilled shrimp.
(c) Grilled eggplant.
(d) Grilled venison.

4. Where does Maryna stay in San Francisco?
(a) With Ryszard in a hotel.
(b) With Capt. and Mrs. Znaniecki.
(c) At the theatre.
(d) With relatives from Krakow.

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

6. What does Halek steal from Piotr?
(a) His diary.
(b) His jigsaw puzzle, The Smashed Up Locomotive.
(c) His book on the Cherokee Indians.
(d) His souvenier from the Exposition.

7. What does Bogdan and Piotr find on a beach and Piotr draw in his notebook?
(a) The steam engine.
(b) The airplane.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The hot air balloon.

8. What does the group decide in their commune meeting in May?
(a) To stay on the commune working indefinitely.
(b) To leave the commune in June.
(c) To stay on the commune working until October.
(d) To stay on the commune until the following spring.

9. At whose table does Maryna sit at the Polka Saloon?
(a) Edwin Booth's table.
(b) Ella LaRue's table.
(c) Henry Warnack's table.
(d) Abraham Lincoln's table.

10. Who does Maryna finally get to perform with on stage?
(a) Sir Charles Rathbone.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Rhett Butler.
(d) Edwin Booth.

11. Who are the three people Maryna thinks about contacting while she is listening to Mr. Barton?
(a) Henryk, Bogdan, Ryszard.
(b) Bogdan, Piotr, Aniela.
(c) Piotr, Ryszard, Bogdan
(d) Julian, Wanda, Ryszard,

12. What does Maryna find waiting for her when she checks in to her hotel?
(a) Her stolen jewelry and a note from "an anonymous admirer."
(b) Her stolen jewelry and a note from Ryszard.
(c) A diamond necklace from Ryszard.
(d) A bouquet of flowers from Bogdan.

13. What does Ryszard ask of Maryna in the letter he leaves in her pocket?
(a) To return to the theatre.
(b) To leave Bogdan.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To ride with him up into the mountains.

14. What does Ryszard come to realize on his ride with Maryna?
(a) That he does not really love Maryna.
(b) That they love each other.
(c) That Maryna loves only Bogdan.
(d) That Maryna will never love him.

15. What is the name of the restaurant in which Maryna has lunch after her audition?
(a) Galatoire's.
(b) The Fountain.
(c) Delmonico's.
(d) Antoine's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the criminal whose skull Edwin Booth possesses?

2. What is Ryszard's responsibility on the commune?

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

4. What does Booth object to in Maryna's performance the same evening?

5. How does Maryna burn her hand?

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