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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 decision does Manya make in regard to her life when Bronya invites her to Paris?
(a) She decides to stay in Warsaw another year.
(b) She decides to go to Paris with her father.
(c) She decides to abandon everything.
(d) She decides to move back with her father.

2. How do the words that Manya overhears make her feel even though she doesn't understand what they mean?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Angered.
(d) Worried.

3. What does Marie eat regularly?
(a) Beef and noodles.
(b) Rice and broth.
(c) Water and noodles.
(d) Buttered bread and tea.

4. What does Marie discover?
(a) Uranium.
(b) Gamma rays.
(c) Radioactivity.
(d) Thorium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?

2. What is Manya's personal ambition?

3. What caused Pierre's career to suffer?

4. When does Manya finish her secondary studies?

5. How many years younger is Manya than her classmates?

(see the answer key)

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