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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?
(a) The discover that Marie and Nector are cousins.
(b) They are both lonely, having survived unsuccessful marriages, and care for each other.
(c) They are both willing to overlook Fleur Pillager's interference in their marriages.
(d) Marie discovers that Rushes Bear was her mother all along.

2. What event forces the final confrontation between Leopolda and Marie?
(a) Leopolda tries to push Marie into the oven.
(b) Marie tries to push Leopolda into the oven.
(c) Leopolda scalds Marie's back with the tea kettle.
(d) Marie stabs Leopolda with the poker.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Eli appeals to June because:

2. When Marie does not cry out at the pain caused by her wounds or by Nector's restraint, what does this suggest?

3. Marie finally confronts Rushes Bear because:

4. To what does Nector compares Marie?

5. What does Nector finally feel about the geese he was going to sell?

(see the answer key)

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