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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 restaurant in which Maryna has lunch after her audition?
(a) Antoine's.
(b) Delmonico's.
(c) Galatoire's.
(d) The Fountain.

2. What are the words Maryna at the end of the book?
(a) "I no longer want to act with you on the stage."
(b) "That's enough, Edwin, dear Edwin. Stop, Edwin."
(c) "You remind me of Ryszard, my love."
(d) "I have fallen in love with you since I was a child."

3. In what is Sarah Bernhardt rumored to sleep?
(a) A pile of three mattresses.
(b) A circular bed.
(c) A bath tub.
(d) A satin lined coffin.

4. What is Bogdan's new name?
(a) Bob-Senior.
(b) Bob-Dan.
(c) Bob-Don.
(d) Bog-Dan.

5. What is the name of the criminal whose skull Edwin Booth possesses?
(a) Philo Peters.
(b) Randolph Peters.
(c) Philo Perkins.
(d) Perkins Randolph.

6. To what does Barton change Maryna's name?
(a) Marina Zalens.
(b) Marina Zalenska.
(c) Maria Zelenskow.
(d) Maria Zalowska.

7. What is Ryszard's responsibility on the commune?
(a) Hunting deer.
(b) FIshing for salmon.
(c) Hunting rabbit and quail.
(d) Gathering eggs from the hen house.

8. What is planted as the major crop on the land the immigrants have rented for their commune?
(a) Apples.
(b) Raisins.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Pears.

9. Where is Ryszard when Bogdan comes to meet Maryna in New York in January?
(a) He has moved to New York to live.
(b) He has traveled to Virginia.
(c) He has returned to Poland.
(d) He has stayed in San Francisco.

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

11. What is the name of the new eau de cologne in New York?
(a) Viva Maryna!
(b) Polish Water.
(c) Maryna.
(d) Eau de Maryna.

12. What does Ryszard ask of Maryna in the letter he leaves in her pocket?
(a) To ride with him up into the mountains.
(b) To leave Bogdan.
(c) To return to the theatre.
(d) To marry him.

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

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

15. Who comes to visit the commune from San Francisco?
(a) The Dowanger Countess.
(b) Edwin Booth.
(c) Bruno Halek.
(d) Heinrich Zakowski.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bogdan want Piotr to pursue rather than piano lessons?

2. How long did Booth's retirement last?

3. What two words make up the name Anaheim?

4. When Bogdan makes his last journal entry in mid-June, what has happened to the commune?

5. What happens to Edwin Booth at McVicker's Theatre in Chicago?

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