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

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

3. What is the first line of Richard III?
(a) "Now is the winter of our discontent."
(b) "And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house."
(c) "The Montegues and the Capulets war wage."
(d) "Made glorious summer by this son of York."

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

5. What commune establishes itself north of Anaheim?
(a) Brook Farm.
(b) Societe du Frances.
(c) Societas Edenica.
(d) Society Endicino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new eau de cologne in New York?

2. Which two members of the commune are interested in the new commune north of them?

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

4. What is the name of the theatrical journal in Warsaw?

5. What is the name of the restaurant in which Maryna has lunch after her audition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Maryna and her troupe continue their tour across America to packed theatres and adoring audiences. What does Mr Warnock suggest in order to facilitate one night stands across the country? How does this change the tone of her trip across country? What is the name lettered in gold on the car?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Edwin Booth talks about his father and his brother, John Booth. What does he reveal about these two important figures in his life?

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

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

8. How does Maryna compare her partners on the commune to actors?

9. 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?

10. In his love letter to Maryna in which he asks her to travel with him, Ryzard refers to Jack Goodyear, a squatter Ryszard has met in the mountains. Jack Goodyear explains to Ryszard that "sometimes it seems to him as though there were two Jacks." What does Goodyear mean by this?

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