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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. From what play does Maryna quote upon her entrance to the celebration party in her honor?
(a) Timmon of Athens.
(b) Othello.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

2. Where do Maryna, Aniela, and Piotr go on an excursion from New York?
(a) The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
(b) The Bronx Zoo in New York.
(c) The Jersey Shore.
(d) The Statue of Liberty in Manhattan.

3. What is the name of the ship sailing to America?
(a) SS Atlantic.
(b) SS Minnow.
(c) SS Germanic.
(d) SS Queen Mary.

4. Who ministers to the sick in the village at no charge all summer?
(a) Julian.
(b) Bogdan.
(c) Henryk.
(d) Jozephina.

5. What other book does Maryna plan to read on the ship?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Villett.
(c) The Stage.
(d) Collette.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which theatre does Maryna hold a life contract?

2. What does Maryna declare at the end of Chapter One?

3. What does Ryzsard hope to accomplish aboard the ocean liner?

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

5. How does Maryna describe the change in her since beginning the trip to America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who does Maryna see in Bremen? What is the purpose of their meeting? How does Maryna feel at the end of the meeting?

4. In Chapter Zero, from whose voice is the story told? Who is the narrator? What does the narrator reveal about herself?

5. Maryna explains to Henryk why they are traveling to California by ship. What are the reasons? What is the faster way to get to California from New York? How does the trip go?

6. While Maryna and her husband are busy selling their house and preparing to leave for America, a member of Maryna's family dies. Who is this person, and why is the death so upsetting for Maryna? Who else is present at the death? Where does Maryna go after the death?

7. 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?

8. To whom does Maryna write in Chapter Four? Where is she as the letter begins? Where does she go during the course of the letter? Where is she at the end of the letter? Why does the author choose a letter narration in this chapter?

9. 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?

10. While hiding at the celebration party, the narrator pieces together the people in the room and the subject of their discussions. What does she gather about the people in the room and the plan underway?

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