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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 happens during Marie and Pierre's second year of marriage?
(a) Marie graduates from school.
(b) She gets pregnant.
(c) Pierre dies.
(d) He loses his job.

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

3. Why does Manya's work end at Sczczuki?
(a) The children finish their exams.
(b) The children have gotten married.
(c) The family can no longer afford to pay her.
(d) She has decided to leave the position.

4. Why don't the Curies ask the university or French government for a grant?
(a) They have already received the maximum amount of money.
(b) They are not French citizens.
(c) They feel they will be laughed at.
(d) They are not tenored and cannot get grants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Manya always chosen to answer the inspector's questions?

2. Who does Manya begin teaching?

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

4. What does the celebrity status ruin for Marie causing her to become depressed?

5. What news does Maire receive about her father?

(see the answer key)

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