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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mademoiselle Mayer catch Manya and her friend doing that caused a great conflict between the two of them?
(a) Studying subjects that were prohibited to girls.
(b) Making fun of Mademoiselle Mayer behind her back.
(c) Speaking in Polish instead of Russian.
(d) Dancing with joy at the assassination of the Tsar.

2. What is piezoelectric quartz?
(a) A device used for clarifying the value of quartz crystals.
(b) A device used for measuring small amounts of electricity.
(c) A device to turn rocks into quartz.
(d) A device used to define the measurements of crystals.

3. What does Manya enter for the first time during this time period in her life?
(a) Museum.
(b) Hospital.
(c) School.
(d) Laboratory.

4. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?
(a) Revolt.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Suppression.
(d) Secrecy.

5. What does the father of the children in the opening scene of the school teach?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Physics.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Calculus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the children has gone to study medicine?

3. Which of the children takes over managing the household once Manya's mother dies?

4. Which of the children died from typhus?

5. What does Manya indicate she feels for the first time when her father sends her to the country as a reward?

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