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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What responsibilities does Marie keep up in order to distract herself from unhappiness?
(a) She sells her apples and cleans others' homes.
(b) She cooks all the food she can find in the house.
(c) She goes out to find her husband and drag him home.
(d) She cares for the children, cooks, and cleans.

2. During their power struggle, Marie realizes:
(a) She does not want Leopolda to die.
(b) She wants to go and get Nector back.
(c) She cannot take the spoon because Leopolda needs it.
(d) She still needs Leopolda to save her from darkness.

3. When Zelda delivers the letter, what does Marie do?
(a) Tells her to change her clothes, then reads the letter.
(b) Reads the letter immediately, not caring who sees.
(c) Bursts into tears.
(d) Blames Zelda for the day's unhappy events.

4. Eli's behavior toward Gordie suggests:
(a) He has no patience for Gordie's alcholism.
(b) He is exactly the same as Gordie.
(c) He blames Gordie for June's death.
(d) He cares for Gordie and is honest with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What final image connects Gordie to June's death?

2. What does the description of the woods as shadowy and cold foreshadow?

3. When Marie says she "did for Nector what [she] learned from the nun," she means:

4. Though she is heartbroken, Marie says she will not "park herself on the tracks for Nector," which means:

5. The darkness of the night "lifting" coincides with Sister Mary's discovery that:

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