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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What research is Pierre conducting that he abandons to help Marie?
(a) Crystalline physics
(b) X-ray exclusions.
(c) Thorium resilience.
(d) Uranium conductivity.

2. What does the visit from the inspector make Manya more aware of?
(a) Her need to flee Poland.
(b) Her lack of personal strength.
(c) Her desire to find a new book.
(d) Her personal troubles.

3. What is Manya afraid she will never be forgiven for figuring out how to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Read.
(c) Fight.
(d) Talk.

4. How many years younger is Manya than her classmates?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. What caused Pierre's career to suffer?
(a) His attraction to Marie.
(b) His idealism.
(c) His need to always be in control.
(d) His location in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father of the children in the opening scene of the school teach?

2. What position does Monsieur Sklodovska accept after his retirement?

3. What was the monument erected to represent?

4. Where does Manya find her own friends?

5. What does Marie decide to pursue her doctorate in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marie spend her days?

2. How does Marie find international work and what continues to be her life-long ambition?

3. Where does Marie go to live on her own and how much does she have to live on?

4. Where does Manya go to school and what is different about this school?

5. What does a typical day look like for Manya at this point in her life?

6. Who influences Manya and in what ways does he influence her?

7. What marks Manya's adolescence the most?

8. Which of the children is studying medicine and why does this cause the other girls to show envy?

9. What influence did Marie's father-in-law have on Irene?

10. Where does Marie now live and how does she spend her pension?

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