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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. June Kashpaw wanders the streets of Wiliiston, North Dakota because:
(a) She is waiting for a friend to pick her up.
(b) She is window shopping.
(c) She is locked out of her room.
(d) She is waiting for the noon bus to come and take her home.

2. Comparing the size of her ignorance to the length of the sky, Marie attempts to convey that:
(a) Her ignorance was pure and wide.
(b) Her ignorance was no hindrance to her.
(c) Her ignorance spanned the globe.
(d) Her ignorance was part of her atmosphere.

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

4. The real purpose for Sister Leopolda's long oak pole with the hook at the end is:
(a) Tapping bread loaves in the oven.
(b) Opening closet doors.
(c) Shaking birds' nests from the trees.
(d) Opening high windows.

5. What breaks June down into "someone whose shoulders sag when they think no one is looking?"
(a) Her continued failure at marriage.
(b) Leaving her son King to run off on her own.
(c) Her failure at beauty school.
(d) The continued disappointment of her hopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leopolda's big key open?

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

3. Leopolda's words "Help me, Marie" before they take the loaves from the oven imply:

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

5. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what about their personalities?

(see the answer key)

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