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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?
(a) Marie discovers that Rushes Bear was her mother all along.
(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) The discover that Marie and Nector are cousins.

4. Nector accuses Marie of forcing him to be with her because:
(a) He feels guilty for what he has done.
(b) He wants the nuns to understand his actions.
(c) He wants her to be afraid of him.
(d) He wants Lulu to hear so she won't be angry with him.

5. In her vision, Marie sees herself as:
(a) A cloud of dust.
(b) An old nun like Leopolda.
(c) A golden saint tipped with diamonds.
(d) A fish caught on a lure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does June's "birth" from the truck foreshadow?

2. Why does Albertine feel the government's policy of allotment was a joke?

3. Marie has "beaten" Nector at what he started because:

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

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

(see the answer key)

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