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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first play Maryna sees as a child?
(a) Don Carlos.
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Othello
(d) A Doll House

3. Who makes the first toast to Maryna at dinner?
(a) The husband.
(b) The critic.
(c) The writer.
(d) The doctor.

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

5. Who slaps Maryna across the face?
(a) Her rival, Gabriela Ebert.
(b) Her son, Piotr.
(c) Her husband, Bogdan.
(d) Her sister, Gasla Zoven.

6. What are some of the things Maryna, Aniela, and Piotr see on their excursion from New York?
(a) Telephone, color television, and answering machine.
(b) Automobile, blender, and vacuum cleaner.
(c) Radio, gas automobiles, and vacuum cleaner.
(d) Telephone, typewriter, and copy machine.

7. What does Ryszard give to Maryna after her performance?
(a) A bouquet of orchids.
(b) A bouquet of roses.
(c) A bouquet of peonies.
(d) A bouquet of silk flowers.

8. What does Henryk teach Piotr when he comes to visit?
(a) How to bake a cake.
(b) How to bandage a dog's paw.
(c) Darwinism/evolution.
(d) How to shoot a gun.

9. What is the first word of Spanish Maryna learns?
(a) Olvido.
(b) Cucaracha.
(c) Cuaderno.
(d) Albondigas.

10. What happens to the Schobert family of Henryk's story?
(a) They all die on the way to California.
(b) They all die, except a three year old, of poisoning.
(c) They all move to Brook Farm.
(d) They all survive a stomach flu.

11. What is Nipu?
(a) A small, isolated, idealic community.
(b) A small coastal town off Japan.
(c) A small town in northern England.
(d) A small island off the coast of Russia.

12. When is the story set?
(a) Late 1800's.
(b) Late 1700's.
(c) Early 1800's.
(d) Early 1920's.

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

14. What other book does Maryna plan to read on the ship?
(a) Villett.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Collette.
(d) The Stage.

15. What book does Julian bring with to read aboard the ship?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
(b) Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
(c) Charles Dickens' Bleak House.
(d) Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year do the characters leave for Zakopane?

2. What book has Henryk given to Maryna as a farewell gift?

3. What is the name of the city in which Maryna is performing on the night of the party?

4. In what theatre does Maryna normally perform?

5. Where are the people in the steerage section taken?

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