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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Marie compares herself to:
(a) A pebble at the bottom of a lake ground down by the waves.
(b) The black stones of June's abandoned rosary.
(c) A pebble in a still, quiet place.
(d) A pebble at the shore of a lake gently caressed by the waves.

3. 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.

4. Lulu's fainting at Henry's funeral suggests:
(a) She loved him and was overcome by grief.
(b) She was alarmed at the sight of Beverly.
(c) She was already pregnant with Henry Jr.
(d) She was afraid the neighbors would talk about her affair with Beverly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To drown out the sight and sound of June's ghost, what does Gordie do?

2. Leopolda claims she is interested in Marie in particular because:

3. Marie's quiet behavior after the scalding leads the other nuns to believe:

4. Albertine and Dot's initial conflict arises because:

5. Through his movie role and his portrait, Nector learns:

(see the answer key)

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