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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:
(a) There are relationships beyond repair in her family.
(b) She has limitations as a baker.
(c) She is a stickler for control.
(d) There are fears among her relatives that she has been ruined like June.

4. How has Grandpa Kashpaw changed since Albertine last saw him?
(a) He has grown beligerent.
(b) He has forgotten all dates and numbers.
(c) He has aged considerably.
(d) He has grown fat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The fish images in the story imply:

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

3. Rushes Bear admits she has come to stay with Marie because:

4. Why does Albertine think King and Lipsha don't get along?

5. In what way does Albertine cause her mother's downfall?

(see the answer key)

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