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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 has plagued the fields of the commune?
(a) Moles.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Locusts.

2. Who does Cyprian introduce to Bogdan?
(a) Dr. Morgus of the local village.
(b) Dr. Lorenz of Societas Edenica.
(c) Dr. Williams of San Francisco.
(d) Dr. Lucas of Societas Edenica.

3. What did Maryna buy for Aniela to wear in the photograph?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A white bibbed apron.
(c) A red plaid blouse.
(d) A black sweater.

4. Where do Jackob and Ryszard sleep their first night on the commune?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In a tent outside.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the small bedroom.

5. For what Shakespearean character does Booth say he has a weakness?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Shylock.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Othello.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maryna find waiting for her when she checks in to her hotel?

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

4. What are the two seasons Maryna identifies in California?

5. Who is Angus Barton?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Edwin professes to Maryna that there are no happy endings and that an ending is anticlimactic. What does he mean by this?

3. Maryna hires Eliza Withington to take a photograph of the group. Why does she do this? What conversation takes place between Eliza and Maryna after the photo shoot? How does the photo turn out?

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. During his monologue, Edwin tells Marina why he suffers. What explanations does he give for his suffering? Would he rather not suffer?

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

9. 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?

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

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