1. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:
(a) Was a place for those who had abandoned the church.
(b) Was the final stop for difficult nuns.
(c) Was a kind of punishment for nuns who went astray.
(d) Was a part of the government plan to relocate Indians.

2. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:
(a) She has limitations as a baker.
(b) There are relationships beyond repair in her family.
(c) She is a stickler for control.
(d) There are fears among her relatives that she has been ruined like June.

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

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

5. Nector's comparison of wounded animals to "killed saints" is ironic because:
(a) Nector does not seem to respect the geese.
(b) Marie's goal had been to become the first Indian saint.
(c) Nector does not understand Catholicism.
(d) Marie wanted Nector to give her the birds.