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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose table does Maryna sit at the Polka Saloon?
(a) Edwin Booth's table.
(b) Ella LaRue's table.
(c) Henry Warnack's table.
(d) Abraham Lincoln's table.

2. After shooting President Lincoln, what does Edwin say his brother John does?
(a) Jumps from the booth yelling "sci semper" and breaks his leg.
(b) Jumps from the booth yelling "semper fi" and breaks his arm.
(c) Yells "I did it for America!" and jumps off the balcony.
(d) Throws himself off the balcony and dies.

3. How does Mr. Barton respond to Maryna's audition?
(a) He tells her goodbye.
(b) He leaves the theatre and says nothing.
(c) He applauds and tells her he will get back to her.
(d) He offers her as many weeks on the stage as she would like.

4. Where does Maryna stay in San Francisco?
(a) With Capt. and Mrs. Znaniecki.
(b) At the theatre.
(c) With relatives from Krakow.
(d) With Ryszard in a hotel.

5. Who are the three people Maryna thinks about contacting while she is listening to Mr. Barton?
(a) Bogdan, Piotr, Aniela.
(b) Julian, Wanda, Ryszard,
(c) Piotr, Ryszard, Bogdan
(d) Henryk, Bogdan, Ryszard.

6. What does Bogdan become interested in while recovering from his accident in California?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Flying machines.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Telephones.

7. What new habit has Bogdan acquired since last seeing Maryna?
(a) Biting his nails.
(b) Interrupting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Stuttering.

8. What are the two seasons Maryna identifies in California?
(a) Summer and a long colorful fall.
(b) A wet summer and a dry winter.
(c) A hot dry summer and a spring called winter.
(d) A long summer and a long cold winter.

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

10. Who becomes Maryna's manager?
(a) Henryk Zabacob.
(b) Henry Zakolow.
(c) Henry Warnack.
(d) Oskar Julius.

11. While visiting with Maryna in Poland, what does Henryk say to her?
(a) She should not come back to Poland to visit anymore.
(b) Poland needs her, but she no longer needs Poland.
(c) She is selfish and should leave the stage.
(d) He is moving to New York.

12. At the conclusion of Chapter Five, what have the immigrants decided to do?
(a) Purchase their land.
(b) Decide to leave.
(c) Cook a turkey.
(d) Celebrate the 4th of July.

13. What role does Bogdan say he knows how to play in his marriage to Maryna?
(a) The role of the husband of an actress.
(b) The role of a teacher.
(c) The role of a father.
(d) The role of a farmer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the star in Paris that haunts Maryna?

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

3. What two words make up the name Anaheim?

4. Where is Julian working while Maryna is in New York?

5. Where is Ryszard when Bogdan comes to meet Maryna in New York in January?

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