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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nector finally drives Lulu away by:
(a) Signing the notice that causes her house to be burned.
(b) Writing her a letter asking her to leave.
(c) Signing the notice that drove her from her land.
(d) Writing her a letter saying he will never leave Marie.

3. What breaks June down into "someone whose shoulders sag when they think no one is looking?"
(a) The continued disappointment of her hopes.
(b) Her failure at beauty school.
(c) Her continued failure at marriage.
(d) Leaving her son King to run off on her own.

4. How has Grandpa Kashpaw changed since Albertine last saw him?
(a) He has grown fat.
(b) He has grown beligerent.
(c) He has aged considerably.
(d) He has forgotten all dates and numbers.

5. Inside the bar, June decides to stay with Andy because:
(a) She hopes he will give her money to pay her expenses, as previous men have done.
(b) She really doesn't want to go home.
(c) She doesn't know how she will pay for her drinks.
(d) He wants her to party and she hopes he will be

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

7. When Marie pours syrup on her hand while thinking of Leopolda, the scene reminds the reader of what?
(a) Marie's self-hatred.
(b) The wound Leopolda inflicted on Marie.
(c) The wounds of Jesus Christ.
(d) Marie's carelessness.

8. Henry's casket bears a Nazi flag because:
(a) He was a deserter in the army.
(b) The men from the veteran's post had put it there.
(c) Beverly brought it as a symbol of their avenged brother killed at boot camp.
(d) Beverly put it there as a symbol of his revenge against Henry.

9. The real purpose for Sister Leopolda's long oak pole with the hook at the end is:
(a) Opening high windows.
(b) Shaking birds' nests from the trees.
(c) Tapping bread loaves in the oven.
(d) Opening closet doors.

10. When Leopolda applies the salve to Marie's burns, Marie sees this as a sign of what?
(a) Leopolda's softening toward her.
(b) Leopolda following her as she did in the vision.
(c) Leopolda's place as a servant.
(d) Leopolda's true nature coming through.

11. When Marie does not cry out at the pain caused by her wounds or by Nector's restraint, what does this suggest?
(a) Marie does not feel any pain.
(b) Marie regrets her actions at the convent.
(c) Marie wants to impress Nector.
(d) Marie does not want to show weakness.

12. The physical obstacle between Nector and Marie arises from:
(a) The number of stray children Marie takes in.
(b) The lack of food on their table.
(c) Nector's inability to stay home and stay sober.
(d) The lack of money in their household.

13. Beverly rationalizes his tryst with Lulu after Henry's funeral as:
(a) The result of Lulu's effect on men.
(b) The result of Lulu's desire to have one last child.
(c) The result of two people getting over the grief of loss.
(d) The result of their long-buried passion for one another.

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

15. Rushes Bear admits she has come to stay with Marie because:
(a) She has disowned her other children.
(b) She is about to die.
(c) She has nowhere else to go.
(d) Her husband has gotten remarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nector does not notice Marie because:

2. Marie compares herself to:

3. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:

4. "Lulu's Boys" is written in third person limited point of view, but the thoughts which other character are revealed at the start of the story?

5. Metaphorically, Marie appeals to Nector because:

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