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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. Where does Manya find her own friends?

2. How does Marie look back on these years with her exhaustion and chronic worry about money?

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

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

5. What does Marie decide to pursue her doctorate in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What marks Manya's adolescence the most?

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

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

4. What happens to Manya's father's resources and why does this occur?

5. Where does Marie go to live on her own and how much does she have to live on?

6. What is Marie appointed to and what does she publish?

7. What killed Marie?

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

9. Where does Marie now live and how does she spend her pension?

10. How do Manya's employers treat Manya and how does Manya feel about the children and her job?

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

A drive to pursue a single passion despite all obstacles seems to define many successful people. Write an essay describing the positive and negative aspects of having this type of drive. Do you believe you have this drive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of poverty described and developed throughout the novel? Do you feel that Marie ever overcomes true poverty? Why or why not?

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