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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what?
(a) They do not have all the facts regarding June's death.
(b) They are protecting Albertine from the truth.
(c) They understand her reasons for staying away from home.
(d) They don't believe June is dead.

3. Inside the bar, June decides to stay with Andy because:
(a) She doesn't know how she will pay for her drinks.
(b) She hopes he will give her money to pay her expenses, as previous men have done.
(c) She really doesn't want to go home.
(d) He wants her to party and she hopes he will be

4. Why does Marie love to go to Mass as a child?
(a) She longs to be a nun.
(b) It teaches her about being a saint.
(c) It is her only opportunity to go into town unchaperoned.
(d) She has a mail-order Catholic soul.

5. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:
(a) Was a part of the government plan to relocate Indians.
(b) Was a kind of punishment for nuns who went astray.
(c) Was a place for those who had abandoned the church.
(d) Was the final stop for difficult nuns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. June was raised by:

3. What does Leopolda's big key open?

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

5. The real purpose for Sister Leopolda's long oak pole with the hook at the end is:

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