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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 Mr. Barton respond to Maryna's audition?
2. What is the question Ryszard finally asks Maryna the night after hearing Minnie's story?
3. What is Ryszard's responsibility on the commune?
4. What does Booth begin doing while imitating David Garrick?
5. For what Shakespearean character does Booth say he has a weakness?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Six, the communal group begins to break up. Where do people go? Does anyone join another commune? Do any of the group remain in California?
2. How does Maryna compare her partners on the commune to actors?
3. How does Maryna meet Miss Collingridge? When do they meet a second time? What happens after this second meeting?
4. 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?
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 is the history of the land on which Maryna and her group settle? What is the primary crop of the land?
7. Describe the immigrants' first night on their land in Anaheim, California.
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. 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?
10. Ryszard offers to take Bogdan and Maryna on a trip to San Bernardinos. Does Bogdan go on the trip? How does he feel about Maryna and Ryzsard alone on the trip?
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
Maryna spends time touring in England. How is she received in England? How does she react to the English? What is the gist of the conversation she has with Henry James at the dinner party given by Lady Wolsington?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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