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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. What does Maryna find waiting for her when she checks in to her hotel?
(a) Her stolen jewelry and a note from Ryszard.
(b) A diamond necklace from Ryszard.
(c) Her stolen jewelry and a note from "an anonymous admirer."
(d) A bouquet of flowers from Bogdan.

2. What does Piotr declare he is thankful for on Thanksgiving?
(a) Growing taller.
(b) Going to school.
(c) Living in California.
(d) Coming to America.

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

4. Who has learned the chemistry of wine making and tries to teach the immigrants?
(a) Julian.
(b) Jakob.
(c) Bogdan.
(d) Ryszard.

5. Who is supposed to be the great actor of the family?
(a) Ned Booth.
(b) John Booth.
(c) Joseph Booth.
(d) Edwin Booth.

Short Answer Questions

1. After shooting President Lincoln, what does Edwin say his brother John does?

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

3. Why does Booth say he talk so much about his father?

4. What does Bogdan become interested in while recovering from his accident in California?

5. What song does Barbara sing all day, the only one she knows in English"

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, Bogdan explains to Maryna he saw a flying machine on the beach in California. Who is with Bogdan when he sees the plane? Who owns the plane? What does it look like? What is the significance of Bogdan's interest in a flying machine?

2. Maryna admired Edwin Booth from the time of her childhood. After her performance with him, she joins him in his apartment. What does she learn about Booth in this chapter?

3. What does Edwin Booth have in his possession named Philo Perkins? What is the story behind Philo Perkins?

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

5. In Chapter Eight, Maryna talks about her "newly reconstituted family." Who are the members of the family, and what roles do each of these people play in Maryna's life? What does Maryna declare to Bogdan about her life with this family?

6. Maryna and her family travel back to Poland to see their friends and family. How does the author tell the story of their trip? What comes across in the description of the visit? What important pieces of information are presented?

7. 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?

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. What does Maryna choose to use as her audition material for Mr. Barton? How does the audition go? How does the author describe Marya's return to the stage? What do we learn about Maryna?

10. What is the history of the land on which Maryna and her group settle? What is the primary crop of the land?

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