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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. Why is Marie hunted and hounded by anonymous letters and threatened with violence?
(a) Because she is cheating to win the prizes.
(b) Because she is exposing others to radiation.
(c) Because she is perceived as a homewrecker.
(d) Because she refuses to accept awards.

2. What does Manya enter for the first time during this time period in her life?
(a) Laboratory.
(b) Museum.
(c) Hospital.
(d) School.

3. What is the only hierarchy that Marie allows in Brittany when she joins her children?
(a) The one that allows her to continue.
(b) The one that has to do with scientific order.
(c) The one that classifies sailing skill.
(d) The one that holds master over servant.

4. Who does Monsieur Sklodovska have an ongoing conflict with?
(a) The Russian Tsar.
(b) His wife.
(c) His colleagues.
(d) Russian principal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many elements do Marie and Pierre come to realize radioactivity is concentrated in besides those already identified?

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

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

4. What is the main area that Manya has found her interest waning in since she arrived in Paris?

5. What does Marie decide to pursue her doctorate in?

(see the answer key)

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