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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. How does Maryna burn her hand?
2. What does Maryna do during her three weeks in Paris?
3. From what Shakespearean play does Maryna quote to Halek?
4. What is the name of the new eau de cologne in New York?
5. To what does Barton change Maryna's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the history of the land on which Maryna and her group settle? What is the primary crop of the land?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. How does Maryna compare her partners on the commune to actors?
5. 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?
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. When Wanda attempts suicide, how do the members of the commune react to her attempt?
8. In Chapter Six, many of the characters take on new names. Who are they and what are their new names? How does Maryna react to this change?
9. Edwin Booth talks about his father and his brother, John Booth. What does he reveal about these two important figures in his life?
10. Edwin professes to Maryna that there are no happy endings and that an ending is anticlimactic. What does he mean by this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Maryna treat the men in her life, including her son, Piotr? Does she take any of them seriously? What examples from the book support her love for the men in her life? How does this contrast with the way men treat her?
Essay Topic 2
Ryszard thinks a great deal about class and privilege while on board the Germania on his way to America. Is the ship an analogy of a social system in America? Discuss this analogy and how accurate it is for America during the late nineteenth century as described in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
In the end, Maryna chooses her life with Bogdan over a life with Ryszard. Why does she do this? What does she recognize about herself, Bogdan and Ryszard that makes her decision a clear one for her? Does she speak of sadness or regret over the decision?
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