Chemistry: A Novel Quiz

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Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does the narrator contrast Clara and Fritz Haber with Marie and Pierre Curie? (from Pages 175 - 211)

She laments that the wives in both marriage were mistreated by their husband.

One couple shows how science can make the world better, and the other shows how science can make the world worse.

Their marriages prove that the narrator and Eric would never have been happy.

She realizes that marriages can fall between the extremes of good and bad.

2.

How does the best friend's husband react when the best friend hires a nanny? (from Pages 148 - 174)

He faults the best friend for trying to shirk her motherly duties.

He attempts to seduce the nanny.

He is happy that having a nanny will make the best friend's life easier.

He is so absorbed in his work that he hardly even notices.

3.

How does Eric immediately react to the news that the narrator broke the beakers? (from Pages 31 - 65)

He demands that she see a psychologist.

He takes care of her and courteously avoids asking questions.

He tells her that she is not suited for being a scientist.

He is distraught over her emotional well-being.

4.

How do the narrator's colleagues react to her breaking the beakers? (from Pages 1 - 30)

They pretend the outburst did not happen.

They have her removed from campus.

They rally around her in support.

They refer her to a psychologist.

5.

How does the narrator react to the classmates joke about Asian parents only giving their children the option of being a doctor? (from Pages 31 - 65)

She discusses it with her parents.

She agrees that this is true.

She kicks her classmate.

She is furious and internalizes her anger.

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