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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to Edwin Booth at McVicker's Theatre in Chicago?
2. Who is Miss Collingridge?
3. To where does Maryna move four days before her opening performance?
4. How does Maryna find Eliza Withington?
5. What does Booth begin doing while imitating David Garrick?
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. 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?
3. Edwin professes to Maryna that there are no happy endings and that an ending is anticlimactic. What does he mean by this?
4. At the end of Chapter Eight, Maryna and Bogdan have a conversation about their relationship. What has each come to recognize about his and herself and about each other? Does this seem genuine on both of their parts?
5. What does Edwin Booth have in his possession named Philo Perkins? What is the story behind Philo Perkins?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. How does Maryna meet Miss Collingridge? When do they meet a second time? What happens after this second meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Maryna offers a detailed description of New York in the late 1800's in her letter to Henryk. What is the city like? Where do Maryna and Bogdan roam on their walks? What is New York in the late nineteenth century as seen through the eyes of immigrants?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Maryna is comparing the commune to a marriage. What does she mean by this? How are the two similar in her mind? How are they different?
Essay Topic 3
As Maryna plays to packed theatres in America with her own actors, she reflects on what it means to be a success in America. How does she describe success in America?
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