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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why don't the Curies buy large quantities of pitchblende?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It is only found in Russia.
(c) It is too rare.
(d) It is not safe to have large quantities.

2. What does Marie discover?
(a) Radioactivity.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Thorium.
(d) Gamma rays.

3. How were Marie and Pierre introduced?
(a) Pierre's family.
(b) A Polish physics professor.
(c) Marie's father.
(d) Marie's sister and brother-in-law.

4. What research is Pierre conducting that he abandons to help Marie?
(a) Thorium resilience.
(b) X-ray exclusions.
(c) Crystalline physics
(d) Uranium conductivity.

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

6. What is pitchblende?
(a) A radium core.
(b) A uranium core.
(c) A polonium based metal.
(d) A combination of radium and polonium.

7. Where does this story open?
(a) England.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

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

9. Where do the Sklodovskass now live?
(a) A small house on campus.
(b) A train station.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) A tranquil courtyard.

10. What caused Pierre's career to suffer?
(a) His need to always be in control.
(b) His attraction to Marie.
(c) His location in Paris.
(d) His idealism.

11. What does Marie call the second of the new elements she and Pierre discovered?
(a) Polonium.
(b) Radium.
(c) Thorium.
(d) Uranium.

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

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

14. What happens during Marie and Pierre's second year of marriage?
(a) She gets pregnant.
(b) He loses his job.
(c) Marie graduates from school.
(d) Pierre dies.

15. Why did Monsieur Sklodovska lose his job?
(a) He wasn't subservient enough.
(b) He couldn't learn to speak Russian.
(c) His wife became ill.
(d) He was caught speaking Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Manya and Bronya dream of going?

2. How does Manya consider herself intellectually?

3. Who did Monsieur Sklodovska follow in regards to his career?

4. Which of the children died from typhus?

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

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