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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Monsieur Sklodovska follow in regards to his career?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) No one, he forged his own path.

2. What do the Curies have to now prove?
(a) The existence of radium.
(b) The radioactivity of radium.
(c) The differences between radium and polonium.
(d) The similarities between radium and polonium.

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

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

5. How does Manya describe her first post as governess?
(a) Hell.
(b) Tolerable.
(c) Inventive.
(d) Wonderful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manya experience as soon as she leaves her books?

2. What is one of Manya, Aunt Lucia and Hela's favorite activities?

3. Which of the following areas best describes why Manya feels so depressed?

4. What is Pierre's only focus when Marie and he settle into their first flat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Monsieur Sklodovska's new position and how does he feel about the position?

2. What is Mrs. William Brown Meloney surprised to find out about Marie's lab and what does she do about it?

3. What does Marie create to help with the war and where does she get the funds for these projects?

4. What happens as Marie goes to the lab to work every morning?

5. What marks Manya's adolescence the most?

6. What is the history for Monsieur and Madame Sklodovska and how is their life currently?

7. Where do Marie and Pierre settle after their honeymoon and how do they furnish their first home?

8. Where do Manya and Hela attend school and what kind of school is it?

9. What role does Marie continue to have in the lab?

10. What does a typical day look like for Manya at this point in her life?

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