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

2. When Nector compares himself to a fish failing to breathe in an airless space, this comparison reflects:
(a) Nector's declaration that Marie forced him to be with her.
(b) Nector's idea that Marie has.
(c) The idea that Marie is suffocating him.
(d) The idea that Nector does not belong with Marie.

3. Marie's vision of herself stops her from running away because:
(a) She believes God is telling her to forgive Leopolda.
(b) She believes Leopolda is sorry for what she did to Marie.
(c) She believes running away would be a sin.
(d) She believes she will be a saint and Leopolda will have to worship her.

4. Albertine is hardly acknowledged when she arrives at home because:
(a) She is treated coolly by her relatives since moving away.
(b) She ruined her mother's hopes for the convent.
(c) She is being punished for June's death.
(d) She has interrupted a serious conversation.

5. Leopolda claims Marie has received the stigmata because:
(a) Leopolda has forgiven Marie.
(b) Leopolda has to cover up the fact that she stabbed Marie.
(c) Leopolda wants to gain attention by claiming the stigmata.
(d) Leopolda believes Marie has humility of spirit.