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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Marie go with Pierre to the Royal Society?
(a) She is not allowed.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is too pregnant.
(d) She needs to take care of her father.

2. What does the celebrity status ruin for Marie causing her to become depressed?
(a) Her nerves.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her trust.

3. Who is Manya's first romance with?
(a) A boy from her brother's school.
(b) Her sister's best friend.
(c) Her employer's son.
(d) A friend of her fathers.

4. How does Manya describe her first post as governess?
(a) Hell.
(b) Inventive.
(c) Tolerable.
(d) Wonderful.

5. How does Manya combat her discouragement?
(a) Writing her own books.
(b) Earning more and more money.
(c) Doing charity work.
(d) Tutoring the peasants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Curies have to now prove?

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

3. What do Manya and Kazia do when they pass the monument in Saxony Square?

4. What does Marie eat regularly?

5. Where do the Sklodovskass now live?

(see the answer key)

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