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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the American public rank Marie Curie which her children see for the first time?

2. What do the reporters in America call Marie?

3. What does Marie's discovery cause to be re-examined?

4. As Marie aged into her fifties, how does Marie seem to change?

5. What balance do the Curies find disrupted by their newfound famous status?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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