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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main area that Manya has found her interest waning in since she arrived in Paris?
(a) Family relationships.
(b) Young men.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Physics.

2. Where do the Sklodovskass now live?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) A train station.
(c) A tranquil courtyard.
(d) A small house on campus.

3. When does Manya finish her secondary studies?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1883.

4. What causes Manya to experience her first revolt against the church?
(a) The Russian imposition.
(b) Her mother's death.
(c) Her father's loss of job and wages.
(d) Reading her books.

5. What is Manya's personal ambition?
(a) To help her sister realize her dreams.
(b) To study in Paris.
(c) To help the poor.
(d) To become a patriot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Monsieur Sklodovska lose his job?

2. Why does Manya change her name to Marie?

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

4. How do her employers treat Manya?

5. Why does Manya stay working as the governess with Casimir's family?

(see the answer key)

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