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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Manya and Bronya dream of going?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Russia.
(d) America.

3. What are the boys in the opening scene of the story playing with?
(a) Toy animals.
(b) Toy vehicles.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Wooden blocks.

4. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?
(a) Secrecy.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Suppression.

5. What did Mademoiselle Mayer catch Manya and her friend doing that caused a great conflict between the two of them?
(a) Speaking in Polish instead of Russian.
(b) Studying subjects that were prohibited to girls.
(c) Dancing with joy at the assassination of the Tsar.
(d) Making fun of Mademoiselle Mayer behind her back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this story open?

2. Where does Manya go to escape from her troubles?

3. How do the children earn their living as they finish school?

4. Which of the children died from typhus?

5. Who does Monsieur Sklodovska have an ongoing conflict with?

(see the answer key)

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