1. Sister Leopolda's actions characterize her as:
(a) Severe yet reverent.
(b) Fanatical and obsessive.
(c) Loving but strict.
(d) Pious and docile.

2. Henry appears to be:
(a) One of her old family friends.
(b) A soldier her father knew.
(c) A good-looking bus driver.
(d) A soldier and a Chippewa.

3. Leopolda is not impressed by Marie's lifestyle because:
(a) She doesn't believe Marie's stories.
(b) She still feels Marie is under the influence of the Dark One.
(c) She only values holyness.
(d) She knows Nector is a drunk.

4. Rushes Bear disowns Nector after the birth of his child because:
(a) He has refused to pay for the medicine woman.
(b) He is not home for the birth of his youngest child.
(c) He has behaved selfishly and shamefully.
(d) He calls Marie a name.

5. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?
(a) They are both lonely, having survived unsuccessful marriages, and care for each other.
(b) Marie discovers that Rushes Bear was her mother all along.
(c) The discover that Marie and Nector are cousins.
(d) They are both willing to overlook Fleur Pillager's interference in their marriages.

Short Answer Questions

1. The description of Lulu's work in the kitchen-- filling pots by pointing at them, taking things from the oven that had never been put in--suggests:

2. Marie smiles when she hears the Dark One in the closet because:

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

4. The real purpose for Sister Leopolda's long oak pole with the hook at the end is:

5. Henry continues to tell himself to "advise restraint" throughout the evening in order to:

(see the answer key)

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