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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does everyone seem wary of King's new car?
(a) It was paid for by June's life insurance, and too much like June herself.
(b) June had left him the life insurance to care for his family, not buy a car.
(c) It was dangerous to ride in, like June's car.
(d) It was disrespectful of King to buy a new car so soon after his mother's death.

2. In her vision, Marie sees herself as:
(a) A cloud of dust.
(b) An old nun like Leopolda.
(c) A fish caught on a lure.
(d) A golden saint tipped with diamonds.

3. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:
(a) Marie will return.
(b) Nector has made a mistake that will change his life.
(c) Nector and Marie have changed their minds about each other.
(d) Nector and Marie will not be able to find their way home.

4. What does June's "birth" from the truck foreshadow?
(a) Her return to the reservation.
(b) Her death at the end of the chapter.
(c) Her decision to leave Andy.
(d) Her desire to go home.

5. To what does Nector compares Marie?
(a) A wounded goose caught in his traps.
(b) A tree that doubles back and whips singing.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A horse-thieving drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leopolda applies the salve to Marie's burns, Marie sees this as a sign of what?

2. Albertine's mother does not tell her about June's death because:

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

4. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:

5. Marie will not pray because:

(see the answer key)

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