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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nector's comparison of wounded animals to "killed saints" is ironic because:
(a) Nector does not seem to respect the geese.
(b) Marie wanted Nector to give her the birds.
(c) Marie's goal had been to become the first Indian saint.
(d) Nector does not understand Catholicism.

2. To what does Nector compares Marie?
(a) A tree that doubles back and whips singing.
(b) A wounded goose caught in his traps.
(c) A horse-thieving drunk.
(d) A little girl.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The fading tattoo on Beverly's arm is:

2. Henry's casket bears a Nazi flag because:

3. The description of Lulu's work in the kitchen-- filling pots by pointing at them, taking things from the oven that had never been put in--suggests:

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

5. When Lulu goes to her bedroom to lay down and "wait," what does this imply?

(see the answer key)

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