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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Manya and Kazia do when they pass the monument in Saxony Square?
(a) Throw stones at it.
(b) Salute it.
(c) Kick it.
(d) Spit on it.

2. Which of the children died from typhus?
(a) Bronya.
(b) Zosia.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Hela.

3. Why do the Curies decide not to patent their discovery?
(a) They were refused because Marie is female.
(b) They feel it would be contrary to scientific spirit.
(c) They do not need the money.
(d) They believe that they will not earn respect.

4. What profession does Bronya's husband have?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Superintendent.

5. Why do Casimir's parents oppose the idea of marriage to Manya?
(a) They want him to marry a Russian.
(b) They do not want him to marry a governess.
(c) They think they are too young to get married.
(d) Manya's family does not have enough money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Manya indicate she feels for the first time when her father sends her to the country as a reward?

3. How does Marie feel about going on without Pierre?

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term kuligs?

5. What do the doctors diagnose Pierre with?

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