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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. As Marie Curie reflected back on her life what did she indicate was necessary in order to build a better world?
(a) Self-guided principles.
(b) Improving the individual.
(c) Social progress.
(d) Self-discovery.

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

3. Which of the children died from typhus?
(a) Hela.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Zosia.
(d) Bronya.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Pierre's career to suffer?

2. Why was one of Manya's classmates brothers hanged?

3. What has impeded the atmosphere at the schools in Poland?

4. What does Manya offer to God in place of her mother?

5. What is Manya's personal ambition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Irene and Eve learn about their mother on that first trip to America?

3. What is a typical day like for Marie now that she is married?

4. What is Marie's one and only goal?

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

6. What marks Manya's adolescence the most?

7. How is Pierre killed?

8. What do Marie and Pierre decide to do in regard to the existence of radium and how do they decide to accomplish this?

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

10. How does Marie find international work and what continues to be her life-long ambition?

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