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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Maire receive about her father?
(a) That he has money for her.
(b) That he is very ill.
(c) That he is leaving Poland.
(d) That he has died.

2. Which of the following isn't one of the words Manya picks up on from overheard conversations?
(a) Tsar.
(b) Revolt.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Police.

3. What political situation does Marie take an interest in?
(a) Revolution in Russia.
(b) WWI.
(c) WWII.
(d) Poland Revolution.

4. What do the Curies have to now prove?
(a) The radioactivity of radium.
(b) The existence of radium.
(c) The similarities between radium and polonium.
(d) The differences between radium and polonium.

5. How do the children earn their living as they finish school?
(a) Being a servant.
(b) Cleaning houses.
(c) Tutoring.
(d) Taking on boarders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie's discovery cause to be re-examined?

2. Why did the Sklodovskas switch to education?

3. How old is Manya at the beginning of this chapter?

4. What arouses Marie's competitive spirit?

5. Why doesn't Marie go with Pierre to the Royal Society?

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