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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Ryszard and Julian leave for America?
(a) Early September.
(b) Late June.
(c) Mid October.
(d) Late January.

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

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

4. What does Bogdan offer as a toast?
(a) "Togetherness and happiness."
(b) "Break a leg!"
(c) "Friendship and solidarity."
(d) "The performance of a lifetime."

5. During what play was Lincoln assassinated?
(a) Our Right to Fight
(b) A Man for All Seasons.
(c) Our Town.
(d) Our American Cousin.

6. With which theatre does Maryna hold a life contract?
(a) The Imperial Theatre in Warsaw.
(b) The Polski Theatre in Krakow.
(c) The Count Skarbek Theatre in Lwow.
(d) The Wielki Theatre in Poznan.

7. What news does Tadeusz receive in Krakow?
(a) He is offered the directorship of the Lwow Theatre.
(b) He is offered a major part in a Shakespearean play.
(c) He is offered the position of headmaster at the school.
(d) He is offered a contract at the Imperial Theatre.

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

9. What year do the characters leave for Zakopane?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1821.

10. Who erected the Centennial Fountain?
(a) The Italian Immigrants Society.
(b) The Bell Telephone.
(c) The Catholic Total Abstinece Union.
(d) The Pacific Railway.

11. Where does the man in the brothel bar tell Ryszard to go?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) New Jersey.

12. When does Maryna first meet Bogdan's grandmother?
(a) In 1930 when she and Bogdan are to be wed.
(b) In 1870 when she and Bogdan are to be wed.
(c) In 1840 when Piotr is first born.
(d) In 1915 when they all leave for America.

13. Why does Maryna declare "you have waited so long."
(a) The performance ran late.
(b) She has been gone for a long time.
(c) Dinner was served after 11 pm.
(d) She is beginning to recite a poem.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man described as sitting on a couch writing in a notebook?

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

3. What people does Ryszard find to be the most polite people in New York?

4. Who is hosting the celebration party for Maryna?

5. How long is the train trip Julian and Ryszard take to get to their final destination in America?

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