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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. What does Leopolda's big key open?
(a) The closet where the Dark One is hiding.
(b) The iron stove.
(c) The medicine closet where she keeps the salve.
(d) The larder where the food is kept.

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

5. Marie smiles when she hears the Dark One in the closet because:
(a) She is nervous about being caught thinking of him.
(b) She is delighted that Sister Leopolda will have to deal with him.
(c) She has become attuned to his presence like Sister Leopolda.
(d) She has discovered where the other children keep their belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leopolda strikes Marie with the oak pole because:

2. Why does Albertine think King and Lipsha don't get along?

3. Marie's vision of herself stops her from running away because:

4. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:

5. The beads around June's neck are:

(see the answer key)

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