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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?
(a) Why June refuses to come to church, though she wears a rosary.
(b) Why Eli spends time at the house and alone in the woods with June.
(c) The information Marie has about their husbands and children.
(d) Why Nector goes into the woods alone with June.

5. Gerry is the son who is most like Lulu because:
(a) He laughs easily and is a born leader.
(b) He has black eyes and is frequently in trouble.
(c) He teaches the others to follow Lulu.
(d) He cares for the other boys like his own sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their power struggle, Marie realizes:

2. Marie's vision of herself stops her from running away because:

3. When Marie pours syrup on her hand while thinking of Leopolda, the scene reminds the reader of what?

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

5. Leopolda's words "Help me, Marie" before they take the loaves from the oven imply:

(see the answer key)

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