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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 does Ryszard come to realize on his ride with Maryna?
2. What does Wanda do while the others are touring the land?
3. What interruption plagues Maryna in her debut that causes her to toss it out of a window?
4. Who are the three people Maryna thinks about contacting while she is listening to Mr. Barton?
5. Which roles does Edwin Booth enjoy playing the most?
Short Essay Questions
1. Mr. Warnock uses a devise by which he fills the theatre. What does he do, and why? How does Maryna react to it? Does it work?
2. 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?
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. Edwin professes to Maryna that there are no happy endings and that an ending is anticlimactic. What does he mean by this?
5. During his monologue, Edwin tells Marina why he suffers. What explanations does he give for his suffering? Would he rather not suffer?
6. How does Maryna define utopia? How does it compare to a marriage in her mind?
7. Describe the immigrants' first night on their land in Anaheim, California.
8. How does Booth treat Maryna in his monologue? Why does she suffer his verbal abuses?
9. Maryna and her family travel back to Poland to see their friends and family. How does the author tell the story of their trip? What comes across in the description of the visit? What important pieces of information are presented?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the opening chapter, the narrator says "the past is the biggest country of all" and expresses the wish to set stories in the past. Discuss this quote and it's relevance to the novel.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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