1. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what?
(a) They understand her reasons for staying away from home.
(b) They are protecting Albertine from the truth.
(c) They don't believe June is dead.
(d) They do not have all the facts regarding June's death.

2. Why does Albertine think King and Lipsha don't get along?
(a) King tried to take a potshot at Lipsha when they were hunting.
(b) King was June's son, but Gordie always liked Lipsha better.
(c) They are half-brothers, which was a family secret.
(d) They used to fight when they were young, and now they don't like each other.

3. Why does June carry a doorknob in her purse?
(a) The doorknob is a weapon she uses against men.
(b) The doorknob brings June good luck.
(c) Taking off the doorknob is the only way to lock her room.
(d) The doorknob continuously falls off of her door.

4. Marie compares herself to:
(a) A pebble in a still, quiet place.
(b) The black stones of June's abandoned rosary.
(c) A pebble at the bottom of a lake ground down by the waves.
(d) A pebble at the shore of a lake gently caressed by the waves.

5. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?
(a) The information Marie has about their husbands and children.
(b) Why Eli spends time at the house and alone in the woods with June.
(c) Why June refuses to come to church, though she wears a rosary.
(d) Why Nector goes into the woods alone with June.