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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 old was Hazel Kuzer when she died of radium poisoning?

2. In 1923, what company acted as Radium Dial's main client, due to its 60% share of the U.S. alarm market?

3. What did Sabin von Schocky do when he found that radium had gotten into his left index finger?

4. By whom was Edna Hussman employed when she was examined by Dr. Frederick Flinn?

5. Cecil K. Drinker's investigative report into radium poisoning stated that radium has a similar chemical nature to what element?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions comprised the technique known as lip-pointing and why was it done?

2. What is the author's purpose in depicting the scene of the lab workers' toiling at the Orange plant alongside the scene of the dial-painters working in the studio?

3. Who were the primary producers of positive literature about radium?

4. In 1917, what was the reputation of radium in America?

5. Why did radium poisoning victims often need another operation after they had just undergone one?

6. What was the size of the smallest object the dial-painters at the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation had to paint and what size was the tiniest element of their painting?

7. What were Arthur Roeder's criteria when he chose someone to conduct a study of the Orange plant and whom did he choose?

8. What were the findings of the first-ever autopsy on a dial-painter?

9. What is the author's evidence for the claim that radium made an "all-pervasive entry into American life"?

10. What two leads did Katherine Wiley pursue after the death of Hazel Kuser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the dentist Dr. Knef's false discovery that Mollie Maggia was positive for syphilis? How does this event connect to the narrative's overarching themes?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of deception portrayed in The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women? Examine Kate Moore's treatment of deception, truth, and the theme of appearance versus reality throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Kate Moore utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the narrative.

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