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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Manya at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

2. What does Bronya tell her father to do with some of the money her father has set aside?
(a) Send Manya to school.
(b) Move the family to Paris.
(c) Pay back Manya.
(d) Find a better house.

3. Which of the following children is the youngest?
(a) Manya.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Hela.
(d) Bronya.

4. What medical condition does Marie suffer from due to her diet?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Osteoporosis.

5. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?
(a) Revolt.
(b) Secrecy.
(c) Suppression.
(d) Disgust.

6. Which of the children takes over managing the household once Manya's mother dies?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Bronya.
(c) Hela.
(d) Manya.

7. In what way is Joseph Boguski related to Manya?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Brother.

8. How do Marie and Pierre travel on their honeymoon?
(a) Horseback.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Wagon.
(d) Train.

9. Who agrees to move in with Marie and Pierre to help them with the new child?
(a) Marie's brother.
(b) Marie's father.
(c) Pierre's father.
(d) Pierre's sister.

10. Why does Manya stay working as the governess with Casimir's family?
(a) The family asks her to stay to prevent scandal.
(b) She cannot find another job that pays as much.
(c) She cannot bear to be away from Casimir.
(d) She wants to convince them to approve of the marriage.

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

12. How do the Curies discover radium's luminosity?
(a) They see jars on the shelf glowing blue.
(b) They reduce the atomic weight.
(c) They combine it with salt.
(d) They boil down the liquid for a long time.

13. Where does Manya find her own friends?
(a) The peasants of the city.
(b) Russian immigrants in Paris.
(c) Her sister's friends.
(d) Other Polish students in the Latin Quarter.

14. How many years younger is Manya than her classmates?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

15. What does Marie eat regularly?
(a) Buttered bread and tea.
(b) Beef and noodles.
(c) Rice and broth.
(d) Water and noodles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Manya's first romance with?

2. Which of the children died from typhus?

3. Why does Manya's work end at Sczczuki?

4. Why don't the Curies ask the university or French government for a grant?

5. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?

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