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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lipsha believes his grandmother will not blame him entirely for Nector's death because:
(a) He kept Nector away from Lulu.
(b) Zelda has shielded him.
(c) Lipsha looks after her and Grandpa.
(d) She deceived him with the love medicine that caused him to choke.

2. 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.

3. Marie's quiet behavior after the scalding leads the other nuns to believe:
(a) She will be a saint someday.
(b) She is punishing Leopolda.
(c) She is in extreme pain.
(d) She is humble and docile.

4. Eli's behavior toward Gordie suggests:
(a) He cares for Gordie and is honest with him.
(b) He has no patience for Gordie's alcholism.
(c) He blames Gordie for June's death.
(d) He is exactly the same as Gordie.

5. Marie struggles with Zelda's growing up because:
(a) She thinks Zelda is still a child and unable to make choices.
(b) She fears losing control over Zelda's thoughts and decisions.
(c) She still needs Zelda, but wants her to be free to make choices.
(d) She fears Zelda will choose to go to the convent as an adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what?

2. Sister Mary could be described as:

3. What breaks June down into "someone whose shoulders sag when they think no one is looking?"

4. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:

5. When Lulu goes to her bedroom to lay down and "wait," what does this imply?

(see the answer key)

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