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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Maryna and her entourage are taking to California?
(a) Donau.
(b) Bremen.
(c) Atlantic.
(d) Germanic

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

3. Where is Zakopane?
(a) In the Ural Mountains.
(b) In the Tatras Mountains.
(c) In the Alps.
(d) In the Rocky Mountains.

4. Who played one of the principle roles in the first play Maryna sees in a theatre?
(a) Carmen, her aunt.
(b) Stefan, her brother.
(c) Adam, her brother.
(d) Jozephina, her sister.

5. Who does Maryna rush back to Krakow to see?
(a) Bogdan's mother.
(b) Her sister Jozefina who is ill.
(c) Her mother and father.
(d) Her brother Stefan who is dying.

6. What book has Henryk given to Maryna as a farewell gift?
(a) The Survival of the Fittest.
(b) The Expressions of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
(c) Emiliy Dickenson's Poetry.
(d) Gone With the Wind.

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

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

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

10. What announcement did Maryna wish she had made at the party?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is dying.
(c) She is leaving.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

12. Who does the dinner conversation center around?
(a) Praise for Winston Churchill.
(b) Praise for the Polish king.
(c) Praise for Maryna's performance.
(d) Praise for the sumptuous meal.

13. How does Stefan die?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Pneumonia.

14. What Shakespearean play is Maryna reciting at dinner?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) As You Like It.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who erected the Centennial Fountain?

2. How old is Maryna?

3. At the celebration party, what language is being spoken by the guests?

4. Where do Maryna, Aniela, and Piotr go on an excursion from New York?

5. What is the name of the ship sailing to America?

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