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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. How do the words that Manya overhears make her feel even though she doesn't understand what they mean?
(a) Worried.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Angered.
(d) Disgusted.

2. What is piezoelectric quartz?
(a) A device to turn rocks into quartz.
(b) A device used for measuring small amounts of electricity.
(c) A device used to define the measurements of crystals.
(d) A device used for clarifying the value of quartz crystals.

3. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?
(a) Physics laboratory.
(b) With her sister and brother-in-law.
(c) Working with the peasants.
(d) Her attic apartment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Joseph Boguski related to Manya?

2. What is the children's single focus at this time?

3. How does Manya describe her successes with the peasants?

4. Why don't the Curies buy large quantities of pitchblende?

5. What caused Pierre's career to suffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery does Pierre make about radium and what is this discovery called?

2. Who invites Pierre to give a lecture on radium and why is it special that Marie attends with him?

3. What does Mademoiselle Mayer believe about Manya and what does she do to Manya because of this belief?

4. What do the students at Marie's school do that could be considered dangerous?

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

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

7. What influence did Marie's father-in-law have on Irene?

8. What has Marie ruled out of her life and why has she ruled it out?

9. Where does Manya begin going to school and what is dangerous about her attending this school?

10. What are Marie's plans after she passes her examinations and how do her plans change?

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