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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years younger is Manya than her classmates?

2. What is Manya's dream at this time in her life?

3. What does Mademoiselle Mayer believe Manya to be?

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term kuligs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whose research has Pierre been watching and what did that research yield?

3. What does Marie have to do on a regular basis?

4. What discovery does Marie make about radium?

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

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

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

8. What is Monsieur Sklodovska's profession and where do he and his family live?

9. Who is Casimir Dluski and what is this character suspected of doing?

10. How does Casimir react to Marie's poor health and what do he and her sister insist on to help her recover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Marie's sense of honor and what role it plays in her character. Do you think Marie's sense of honor is something to be respected or something that was a weakness for her? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

What role did the Russian occupation of Poland play a role in Marie's young life? Do you think that she would have continued on with her discoveries had this oppression not existed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did Manya's life change as she moved to Paris? Why do you think she changed her name at this point? Do you think changing from Manya to Marie was critical? Why or why not?

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