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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie decide to get her masters degree in?
(a) Physics and anatomy.
(b) Physics and math.
(c) Math and anatomy.
(d) Physics only.

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

3. Where does this story open?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Warsaw.

4. What does Manya experience as soon as she leaves her books?
(a) An anger at the Russians.
(b) A desire to help her mother.
(c) A longing to flee her life.
(d) A return of her sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierre study at the School of Physics and Chemistry in Paris?

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

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

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

5. What does Manya enter for the first time during this time period in her life?

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