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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 leaving Poland.
(c) That he has died.
(d) That he is very ill.

2. About how many of the "little Curies" did Marie personally create by the end of the war?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 200.
(d) 2.

3. What does the Royal Institution want with Pierre?
(a) To head their research department.
(b) To teach at their institute.
(c) To give a lecture on radium.
(d) To get treatment for his illness.

4. What do Pierre's frustrations and poor health cause Marie to do?
(a) Take more time doing nothing.
(b) Flee her family.
(c) Work more intensely.
(d) Hire a full-time nurse.

5. What does the visit from the inspector make Manya more aware of?
(a) Her lack of personal strength.
(b) Her need to flee Poland.
(c) Her desire to find a new book.
(d) Her personal troubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bronya tell her father to do with some of the money her father has set aside?

2. What was Marie the first person and only person to do?

3. Why do the professors arouse criticism?

4. What does Manya indicate she feels for the first time when her father sends her to the country as a reward?

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

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