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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Maryna first meet Bogdan's grandmother?
(a) In 1870 when she and Bogdan are to be wed.
(b) In 1930 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.

2. Who is Jozefina?
(a) Bogdan's aunt.
(b) Maryna's servant and housekeeper.
(c) Maryna's widowed sister.
(d) Maryna's stage assistant.

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

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

5. Who does Ryszard meet at a bar in a brothel?
(a) An author who wrote for the New York Times.
(b) An author who works for the London Times.
(c) An author who wrote The Streets of New York.
(d) An author who wrote The Communistic Societies of the United States.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the captain of the ship ask Ryszard not to go to the steerage section again?

3. In what theatre does Maryna normally perform?

4. What is Maryna wearing at the celebration party after her performance?

5. What is the name of the hotel in which Julian and Ryszard stay in New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Maryna prepares for her departure from the stage. What engagements does she cancel, and what do the critics say about this? Why has she chosen Zakopane, and who has she asked to accompany her there?

2. The narrator explains that she is not particularly intelligent. What else does she say about herself?

3. How do the Saloon passengers gain entry into America? How do the steerage passengers leave the ship? How do Julian and Ryszard leave the ship, and where do they go?

4. The group establishes their first commune in Zakopane. What are some of the activities described in the chapter necessary to sustain their community? What do they do in the town for the local community?

5. Henryk's farewell gift to Maryna when she leaves for America is a book. What is the title of the book, and what is Maryna's response to the book?

6. According to her monologue at the end of Chapter One, why is Maryna ready to leave acting and try something new?

7. Maryna relates the story of her childhood to various people in Chapter One. Discuss her childhood and the influences on her life.

8. What are some of the toasts given at the celebration dinner table? To whom are they directed? What is Bogdan's toast about? Maryna's?

9. As the story opens, the narrator describes the room in which people are conversing and drinking. Who are these people? How does the narrator know them?

10. In Chapter One, what scene does Maryna give Krystyna to act out? Why?

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