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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Curies' doctor warn Marie of?
(a) Tubercular lesion.
(b) Eating right.
(c) Taking more time to rest.
(d) Baby's seizure disorder.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What has impeded the atmosphere at the schools in Poland?
(a) Unqualifed teachers.
(b) German invasion.
(c) Russian control.
(d) Lack of finances.

8. What do Manya and Kazia do when they pass the monument in Saxony Square?
(a) Spit on it.
(b) Kick it.
(c) Salute it.
(d) Throw stones at it.

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

10. What does Marie decide to pursue her doctorate in?
(a) Physical science.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Biological science.
(d) Medicine.

11. 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.

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

13. What religion does Manya practice?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Russian Orthodox.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Lutheran.

14. What position does Monsieur Sklodovska accept after his retirement?
(a) Assassin.
(b) Director of boarding house.
(c) Director of a reform school.
(d) Teacher of the poor.

15. What does Manya indicate she feels for the first time when her father sends her to the country as a reward?
(a) Relief.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to be always near the surface among the Polish intelligentsia?

2. When does Manya finish her secondary studies?

3. What does Manya find herself ecstatic with even though she has holes in her math and physics skills?

4. Where do the Sklodovskass now live?

5. How does Marie look back on these years with her exhaustion and chronic worry about money?

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