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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Marie stabs Leopolda with the poker.
(d) Leopolda scalds Marie's back with the tea kettle.

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

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

5. Marie's quiet behavior after the scalding leads the other nuns to believe:
(a) She is humble and docile.
(b) She is punishing Leopolda.
(c) She will be a saint someday.
(d) She is in extreme pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eli appeals to June because:

2. The beads around June's neck are:

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

4. Marie finally confronts Rushes Bear because:

5. Beverly surrenders to Lulu's charms at the end of the story because:

(see the answer key)

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