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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?
(a) Physics laboratory.
(b) With her sister and brother-in-law.
(c) Working with the peasants.
(d) Her attic apartment.

2. What is one of Manya, Aunt Lucia and Hela's favorite activities?
(a) Reading from the Bible.
(b) Telling Polish stories.
(c) Buying apples.
(d) Going to Church.

3. How does Manya describe her successes with the peasants?
(a) Major.
(b) Minor.
(c) Ground breaking.
(d) Unfulfilling.

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

5. Though their life becomes dull and monotonous, what does this encourage for the family members?
(a) Desire to look for freedom.
(b) Familial bonds.
(c) Work and study.
(d) Financial planning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Manya consider herself intellectually?

3. Why does Manya begin to withdraw from the performances the Polish students have?

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

5. What is piezoelectric quartz?

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