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

2. What is Manya's dream at this time in her life?
(a) Liberty.
(b) To become a physician.
(c) Nationhood.
(d) To study physics.

3. Why was one of Manya's classmates brothers hanged?
(a) Refusing to follow the school mistress.
(b) Teaching the girls forbidden things.
(c) Plotting against Russia.
(d) Speaking Polish.

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

5. Why is Manya always chosen to answer the inspector's questions?
(a) She speaks Russian perfectly and is knowledgeable.
(b) She is the youngest in the class and therefore impressive.
(c) She is the most respectful to the inspector.
(d) She can tell lies perfectly in Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the words that Manya overhears make her feel even though she doesn't understand what they mean?

2. What has impeded the atmosphere at the schools in Poland?

3. What does the father of the children in the opening scene of the school teach?

4. Which of the children died from typhus?

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

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