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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. What does Marie decide to get her masters degree in?

2. How are Marie and Pierre similar?

3. What is piezoelectric quartz?

4. What does Bronya tell her father to do with some of the money her father has set aside?

5. How were Marie and Pierre introduced?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Pierre killed?

3. What are Marie's plans after she passes her examinations and how do her plans change?

4. What does Monsieur Sklodovska represent?

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

6. Where do Manya and Hela attend school and what kind of school is it?

7. Who is Marie's constant companion until married and what happens to their relationship after the marriage?

8. What method does Marie devise and what does she prepare the first of in regard to radium?

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

10. What does Marie realize about herself in regard to her profession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the author uses a combination of the omniscient point of view, which explains and interprets the historical background of the story, and the more limited third-person point of view? Do you believe this was a good strategy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How did France treat Marie from the beginning to the end? Should she have stayed loyal to France? Support your answers with information from the novel.

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