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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marie compares herself to:
(a) A pebble at the shore of a lake gently caressed by the waves.
(b) The black stones of June's abandoned rosary.
(c) A pebble in a still, quiet place.
(d) A pebble at the bottom of a lake ground down by the waves.

2. Leopolda's words "Help me, Marie" before they take the loaves from the oven imply:
(a) She can't do the work of the convent alone.
(b) She needs Marie to make her a saint.
(c) She still thinks of Marie as her personal servant.
(d) She is dependent on Marie to save her from herself.

3. 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 Lulu to hear so she won't be angry with him.
(d) He wants her to be afraid of him.

4. Sister Leopolda's actions characterize her as:
(a) Severe yet reverent.
(b) Loving but strict.
(c) Fanatical and obsessive.
(d) Pious and docile.

5. Rushes Bear admits she has come to stay with Marie because:
(a) She has nowhere else to go.
(b) She has disowned her other children.
(c) Her husband has gotten remarried.
(d) She is about to die.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Marie will not pray because:

4. What interrupts Eli and Marie's exchange in the kitchen?

5. June was raised by:

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