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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Monsieur Sklodovska lose his job?
(a) He wasn't subservient enough.
(b) He was caught speaking Polish.
(c) He couldn't learn to speak Russian.
(d) His wife became ill.

2. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?
(a) Physics laboratory.
(b) Working with the peasants.
(c) Her attic apartment.
(d) With her sister and brother-in-law.

3. What do Manya and Kazia do when they pass the monument in Saxony Square?
(a) Throw stones at it.
(b) Kick it.
(c) Spit on it.
(d) Salute it.

4. What does Manya offer to God in place of her mother?
(a) Her books.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her apples.

5. What is one of Manya, Aunt Lucia and Hela's favorite activities?
(a) Buying apples.
(b) Reading from the Bible.
(c) Going to Church.
(d) Telling Polish stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manya experience as soon as she leaves her books?

2. Which of the following is the best definition for the term kuligs?

3. What is Pierre's only focus when Marie and he settle into their first flat?

4. Where does Manya find her own friends?

5. Which of the following isn't one of the words Manya picks up on from overheard conversations?

(see the answer key)

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