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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Manya always chosen to answer the inspector's questions?
(a) She is the most respectful to the inspector.
(b) She can tell lies perfectly in Russian.
(c) She speaks Russian perfectly and is knowledgeable.
(d) She is the youngest in the class and therefore impressive.

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

3. Who did Monsieur Sklodovska follow in regards to his career?
(a) No one, he forged his own path.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

4. What position does Monsieur Sklodovska accept after his retirement?
(a) Director of a reform school.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Director of boarding house.
(d) Teacher of the poor.

5. What does Manya indicate she feels for the first time when her father sends her to the country as a reward?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Realism.
(c) Relief.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?

2. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?

3. Why does Manya change her name to Marie?

4. How does Marie look back on these years with her exhaustion and chronic worry about money?

5. How old is Manya at the beginning of this chapter?

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