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Daughters of the House | Quiz

Michele (B.) Roberts
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Daughters of the House | Quiz

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1)

Who has died at the beginning of Chapter 22? (from Chapter 21, The Altar | Chapter 22, The Dark Glasses)

Victorine.
Henri.
Antoinette.
Soeur Dosithée.
2)

About whom does Thérèse have violent dreams? (from Chapter 49, The Alarm Clock)

Madeleine.
Léonie .
Antoinette.
Henri.
3)

What does Antoinette do under the influence of morphine? (from Chapter 25, The Pillows | Chapter 26, The Statue of the Virgin)

Has nightmares and moves in her sleep.
Sleeps as if dead.
Tells Louis that he is not her husband.
They did not have morphine at that time.
4)

How much longer does Antoinette live? (from Chapter 23, The Soap Dish | Chapter 24, The Frying Pan)

Three months.
Another year.
Two weeks.
Three more years.
5)

What does Louis suffer after Antoinette dies? (from Chapter 27, The Camp Bed | Chapter 28, The Coffee Bowls)

Feelings of confusion.
Feelings of guilt since he had been tired of caring for her.
A period of intense grief.
A feeling of relief.
6)

Who puts on a show of having a vision for the villagers? (from Chapter 33, The Green Scarf | Chapter 34, The Water Bottle)

Léonie.
Thérèse.
Madeleine.
Victorine.
7)

What does Baptiste do? (from Chapter 49, The Alarm Clock)

Gets up to make coffee.
Asks Léonie to make him breakfast.
Tells Léonie about the church.
Pulls the duvet over his and Léonie's head.
8)

With what is the back room filled? (from Chapter 50, The Words)

Linens and clothing.
Books.
Maurice's old things.
Old newspapers.
9)

Who is juggling oranges? (from Chapter 31, The Dustpan | Chapter 32, The Oranges)

Baptiste.
Thérèse.
Louis.
Léonie.
10)

Why does Thérèse refuse to eat? (from Chapter 25, The Pillows | Chapter 26, The Statue of the Virgin)

Because her father is not there.
Because there is a famine at the time.
Because she feels ugly and overweight.
Because her mother is not eating.
11)

What do the two girls criticize? (from Chapter 43, The Slotted Spoon)

The Priest.
The weather.
The way Baptiste has plowed the pasture.
The fish sauce.
12)

What are the workmen doing when they find a shallow grave with a heap of bones? (from Chapter 35, The Rosary | Chapter 36, The Cake Tin)

Dismantling the shrine in the clearing.
Burying a chest of fake gold coins.
Burying a Nazi uniform covering a machine gun.
Erecting a statue in front of the church.
13)

When the two girls go downstairs, what do they find? (from Chapter 27, The Camp Bed | Chapter 28, The Coffee Bowls)

Antoinette is feeling very much better.
Antoinette has died and Louis is sleeping with his head against Madeleine's shoulder.
Louis is giving his wife a sip of water.
Madeleine singing the Hail Mary.
14)

What word do both women call out simultaneously as Léonie leaves the room? (from Chapter 46, The Cigarette)

Hypocrite.
Whore.
Cheat.
Liar.
15)

What does Thérèse do for her mother? (from Chapter 23, The Soap Dish | Chapter 24, The Frying Pan)

Reads to her in bed.
Takes her tea three times a day.
Combs and braids her hair everyday.
She makes herself suffer in small ways so that her mother will suffer less in purgatory.
16)

What two things does Thérèse say her vision wants accomplished? (from Chapter 42, The Blue Skirt)

A chapel on the site of the shrine and a yearly festival.
Thérèse does not have a vision.
A new church and the bones buried properly.
Money and prayers.
17)

Of what do both women accuse the other? (from Chapter 46, The Cigarette)

Of being self-interested and for not caring about the Jewish family whose fate was sealed at the Martin estate.
Of hating each other's mothers.
Of being in love with the other woman.
Of harboring secrets that should have been revealed.
18)

What does Thérèse learn about her mother? (from Chapter 39, The Onyx Ashtray | Chapter 40, The Fish Kettle)

That Louis is her first cousin.
That she has a German lover.
That she was probably raped by Germans and Thérèse is a result of that.
That she at one time was going to move to the United States.
19)

What is child sized? (from Chapter 48, The Cigarette Lighter)

The icon of Jesus.
The statue.
The new pew markers.
The baptistry.
20)

What does Léonie want? (from Chapter 50, The Words)

Thérèse to come back.
A cigarette and breakfast.
Baptiste to leave her for a few days.
Coffee.
21)

What doesn't Léonie like? (from Chapter 31, The Dustpan | Chapter 32, The Oranges)

Being forced to share her secrets with her mother.
Having to be nice to Thérèse.
Staying on the farm in the summers.
Objects without names.
22)

What does Victorine assume? (from Chapter 41, The Dust)

That Thérèse has gone to spend time with Louis on his first day home from hospital.
That Baptiste and Léonie will eventually marry.
That she and Louis may eventually marry.
That Louis and Madeleine will eventually marry.
23)

What is the interior of the priest's house like? (from Chapter 35, The Rosary | Chapter 36, The Cake Tin)

Decorated like it was the home of a soldier rather than a priest.
Light and airy.
Dark and bleak.
Filled with religious icons.
24)

Who does Thérèse say she must go help? (from Chapter 42, The Blue Skirt)

Rose.
Madeleine.
Her father.
Victorine.
25)

How does Léonie help Louis? (from Chapter 23, The Soap Dish | Chapter 24, The Frying Pan)

Spreading horse manure.
Raking the orchard.
Pulling weeds.
Picking blueberries.
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