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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Marie donate to the lab that she does not want taken?
(a) Her first gram of radium.
(b) Pierre's memoirs.
(c) Her own sweat and tears.
(d) Her logs and notes.

2. About how many of the "little Curies" did Marie personally create by the end of the war?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2.
(c) 200.
(d) 2 million.

3. What is Marie's primary reason for the decision she makes in regard as to whether to go or stay?
(a) Her new lab.
(b) Her dead husband.
(c) Her patriotism.
(d) Her children.

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

5. What need does Marie recognize for as the war breaks out?
(a) Portable X-ray machines.
(b) Cancer treatment.
(c) More radium.
(d) More scientific research.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Marie come to as the Germans continue to advance?

2. What happens when Pierre has an attack?

3. Why does Pierre take a position at the P.C.N.?

4. What happened to Bronya's son?

5. What decision does Manya make in regard to her life when Bronya invites her to Paris?

(see the answer key)

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