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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does June carry a doorknob in her purse?
(a) The doorknob is a weapon she uses against men.
(b) The doorknob continuously falls off of her door.
(c) The doorknob brings June good luck.
(d) Taking off the doorknob is the only way to lock her room.

5. The fish images in the story imply:
(a) Marie is only at home near the river at her reservation.
(b) Marie's devotion is slippery and tenuous.
(c) Marie feels
(d) Marie's spirit animal is a fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Inside the bar, June decides to stay with Andy because:

2. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:

3. In her vision, Marie sees herself as:

4. King's exchange with his wife Lynette suggests what?

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

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