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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Marie and Pierre believe winning the prize has made them miserable?
(a) They have to leave their homes.
(b) They have to move on to a new research topic.
(c) They are no longer famous.
(d) They get no peace.

2. What does Marie form for her children after her father-in-law dies?
(a) A room in the house specifically for them.
(b) A special memorial to her husband and father-in-law.
(c) A play yard near her lab.
(d) A teaching cooperative.

3. What arouses Marie's competitive spirit?
(a) Music.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Writing.
(d) Sailing.

4. What does the committee started by Mrs. Meloney present to Marie?
(a) A trip to America.
(b) An article about her life.
(c) A new laboratory.
(d) A gram of radium.

5. How old is Marie when she makes her first trip to America?
(a) 72.
(b) 60.
(c) 54.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately kills Pierre?

2. How does Marie feel about going on without Pierre?

3. What news does Maire receive about her father?

4. What is one of Eve's earliest memories of her mother?

5. Why doesn't Marie go with Pierre to the Royal Society?

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