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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man described as sitting on a couch writing in a notebook?
(a) Piotr,
(b) Bogdan.
(c) Henryk.
(d) Ryszard.

2. To whom is Maryna writing in Chapter 4?
(a) Herself.
(b) Heinrich.
(c) Henryk.
(d) Bogdan.

3. What does Maryna realize about her ex-husband?
(a) She hated him.
(b) She was finally free of him.
(c) She was still in love with him.
(d) She pitied him.

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

5. How old is Maryna when she first enters the theatre?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) Twenty.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the captain of the ship ask Ryszard not to go to the steerage section again?
(a) The people there might have contageous diseases.
(b) People below complained to the captain.
(c) It is against the law to wander below the main deck.
(d) Julian asked the captian to forbid Ryszard from going anymore.

11. What is Wanda's reason for going to California?
(a) Because her husband wants to go.
(b) Because she wants a new life.
(c) Because Maryna has asked her to go.
(d) Because she is tired of Poland.

12. What toast does Maryna offer?
(a) "Besettas."
(b) "World peace."
(c) "Homeland."
(d) "Amor."

13. What happens on the ship to draw Maryna's attention away from her introspection?
(a) The captain asks her to dance.
(b) A man falls overboard.
(c) Bogdan disappears.
(d) The ship hits a rock.

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

15. In her letter, what does Maryna identify as her one complaint about New York City?
(a) The crime.
(b) The heat.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Julian bring with to read aboard the ship?

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

3. For what newspaper is Ryzsard a correspondent?

4. Who erected the Centennial Fountain?

5. What other book does Maryna plan to read on the ship?

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