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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gordie drives to town in order to:
(a) Tell people he has seen June.
(b) Get more bottles of liquor.
(c) Avoid getting in another fight with June.
(d) Trade a deer for liquor.

2. Marie finally confronts Rushes Bear because:
(a) Rushes Bear continues accusing Marie of ruining her son.
(b) She can no longer take the additional load caring for the abusive woman.
(c) She wants Nector to return home, and Rushes Bear will not let him.
(d) Rushes Bear has pinched the children and pulled their hair.

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

4. Marie will not pray because:
(a) She does not want to go to church.
(b) She refuses to be caught begging God.
(c) She keeps her secrets to herself.
(d) She doesn't remember the prayers of her childhood.

5. Though Leopolda is dying, Marie's real reason for visiting her is:
(a) To beg Leopolda's forgiveness for her behavior at the convent.
(b) To show Leopolda how far she has come up in the world.
(c) To offer her daughter Zelda up to the convent.
(d) To get help finding Nector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sister Mary hears Gordie's confession because:

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

3. Why does Gordie believe he has brought out June's ghost?

4. Marie struggles with Zelda's growing up because:

5. What are Marie's reasons for not wanting another child around?

(see the answer key)

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