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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Marie aged into her fifties, how does Marie seem to change?
(a) She becomes more serene.
(b) She becomes more animated.
(c) She withdraws more.
(d) She sufferes from serous health problems.

2. Why do the professors arouse criticism?
(a) Beach life is not in fashion.
(b) They speak above their colleagues.
(c) They treat the peasants poorly.
(d) They make too much noise.

3. Where do the Curies go to escape the publicity?
(a) America.
(b) Country.
(c) Poland.
(d) Paris.

4. What obscured Pierre's vision?
(a) A horse.
(b) A closed cab.
(c) A crowd.
(d) A wagon.

5. What do the doctors diagnose Pierre with?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Rheumatism.
(c) Tubercularosis.
(d) Radiation poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie typically do on Tuesday and Fridays?

2. What does Marie have to endure as she grows older that she hides from her workers?

3. What does Marie begin to devote her time to establish in her role as a member of the International Committee on Intellectual Co-operation?

4. About how many of the "little Curies" did Marie personally create by the end of the war?

5. What is Marie's primary reason for the decision she makes in regard as to whether to go or stay?

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