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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. What happens to Marie on June 25, 1903?
(a) She gives birth to her second child.
(b) She finds out her father is dead.
(c) She has a miscarriage.
(d) She is awarded her doctorate degree.

2. What has Marie ruled out of her life?
(a) Children.
(b) Family support.
(c) Love.
(d) Fulfilling her dreams.

3. Which of the following is the best definition for the term kuligs?
(a) Country wildflowers.
(b) Special dishes cooked for birthdays.
(c) Carnivals lasting several days.
(d) Books read in isolation.

4. Why does Marie need to get up very early in the morning?
(a) To go to the market.
(b) To take Pierre to work.
(c) To do her own chores.
(d) To pay the bills.

5. How do her employers treat Manya?
(a) Unkindly.
(b) With great respect.
(c) Abusively.
(d) Kindly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revives Marie's nature and fervor to return to work?

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

3. How do the Curies discover radium's luminosity?

4. What is the children's single focus at this time?

5. What does Manya find the discussion at her employers' home to be filled with?

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