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

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

3. What two pieces is Maryna performing for the third week of her New York engagement?
(a) Romeo and Juliet, and As You Like It.
(b) Othello and Macbeth.
(c) As You Like It and Adrienne.
(d) Camille and Adrienne.

4. What does Ryszard come to realize on his ride with Maryna?
(a) That he does not really love Maryna.
(b) That Maryna loves only Bogdan.
(c) That Maryna will never love him.
(d) That they love each other.

5. From what play does Maryna choose a part for her audition?
(a) Adirenne Lecouvreur.
(b) Othello.
(c) Camille.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bogdan's new name?

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

3. What is in the telegram Maryna receives from Bogdan?

4. Who does Maryna finally get to perform with on stage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maryna define utopia? How does it compare to a marriage in her mind?

2. After their brief affair, Maryna breaks off her relationship with Ryszard and sends him away. Why does Maryna end the relationship? How do each of them react to the rejection?

3. What does Julian's wife, Wanda, do when she arrives on their land? How is this typical of the character as she is portrayed by the narrator?

4. When Wanda attempts suicide, how do the members of the commune react to her attempt?

5. In Chapter Seven, Bogdan injures himself and cannot come to San Francisco. What happens between Ryszard and Maryna? How do they change? What happens to their relationship by the end of the chapter?

6. In Chapter Six, the communal group begins to break up. Where do people go? Does anyone join another commune? Do any of the group remain in California?

7. What story does Ryszard write based on the events at the circus? What is his purpose for writing his story?

8. In Chapter Seven, Maryna moves to San Francisco to return to the stage. How does she settle into San Francisco? Where does she live first? To where and how does she move? What is her goal?

9. How does Booth treat Maryna in his monologue? Why does she suffer his verbal abuses?

10. Describe the immigrants' first night on their land in Anaheim, California.

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