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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is supposed to be the great actor of the family?
(a) Edwin Booth.
(b) John Booth.
(c) Ned Booth.
(d) Joseph Booth.

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

4. What name has Piotr been given in school?
(a) Payter.
(b) Peter.
(c) Pole.
(d) Small boy.

5. Why did Booth's mother send him away at age fourteen?
(a) She sent him off to boarding school.
(b) She sent him off to be his father's dresser and companion.
(c) She sent him off to live with a rich uncle.
(d) She sent him off to college.

6. For what Shakespearean character does Booth say he has a weakness?
(a) Shylock.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Othello.

7. Who is the star in Paris that haunts Maryna?
(a) Katherine Hepburn.
(b) Sarah Bernhardt.
(c) Coco Channel.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

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

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

10. What interruption plagues Maryna in her debut that causes her to toss it out of a window?
(a) A chirping canary.
(b) A sqawking parrot.
(c) A cooing dove.
(d) A squeaking chair.

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

12. What is Ryszard's responsibility on the commune?
(a) Gathering eggs from the hen house.
(b) FIshing for salmon.
(c) Hunting deer.
(d) Hunting rabbit and quail.

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

14. What is Bogdan's new name?
(a) Bog-Dan.
(b) Bob-Senior.
(c) Bob-Dan.
(d) Bob-Don.

15. What is planted as the major crop on the land the immigrants have rented for their commune?
(a) Apples.
(b) Pears.
(c) Raisins.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the three people Maryna thinks about contacting while she is listening to Mr. Barton?

2. What is the name of the restaurant in which Maryna has lunch after her audition?

3. What is the question Ryszard finally asks Maryna the night after hearing Minnie's story?

4. Where does Maryna stay in San Francisco?

5. What does Piotr declare he is thankful for on Thanksgiving?

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