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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sister Mary hears Gordie's confession because:
(a) He believes she is a priest.
(b) She can tell that he hasn't really killed anyone.
(c) She can tell that he is weeping.
(d) She knows he has murdered his wife.

2. What does the description of the woods as shadowy and cold foreshadow?
(a) Marie's giving up on herself.
(b) The discovery that Nector has left her.
(c) The upcoming fight with Zelda.
(d) The death of Leopolda.

3. Marie struggles with Zelda's growing up because:
(a) She still needs Zelda, but wants her to be free to make choices.
(b) She fears Zelda will choose to go to the convent as an adult.
(c) She fears losing control over Zelda's thoughts and decisions.
(d) She thinks Zelda is still a child and unable to make choices.

4. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?
(a) The information Marie has about their husbands and children.
(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) Why Nector goes into the woods alone with June.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Marie attempts to overthrow Leopolda and punish her by:

2. When Gordie tells Eli "I'm contaminated," what does he mean?

3. Sister Mary uses her clarinet to:

4. Marie compares herself to:

5. Rushes Bear disowns Nector after the birth of his child because:

(see the answer key)

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