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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 do Manya and Bronya dream of going?
2. Where does Manya find her own friends?
3. How do the Curies pay for the residue of the pitchblende they receive from the mines?
4. Why was one of Manya's classmates brothers hanged?
5. What did Mademoiselle Mayer catch Manya and her friend doing that caused a great conflict between the two of them?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Manya's father's resources and why does this occur?
2. Whose research has Pierre been watching and what did that research yield?
3. Where does Manya go to school and what is different about this school?
4. What is Marie appointed to and what does she publish?
5. Who influences Manya and in what ways does he influence her?
6. What is a typical day like for Marie now that she is married?
7. What do Marie and Pierre decide to do in regard to the existence of radium and how do they decide to accomplish this?
8. Who is Casimir Dluski and what is this character suspected of doing?
9. What do Irene and Eve learn about their mother on that first trip to America?
10. What does a typical day look like for Manya at this point in her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways is her celebrity status devastating to Marie? In what ways does Marie utilize her celebrity status? Do you approve of how Marie handled her status as a celebrity? Why or why not?
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
Throughout the novel, there appear to be different antagonists in Marie's life. Do you believe this is accurate? Do all people have different antagonists as they age and their life progresses? Why or why not?
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