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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nector compares himself to Ishmael from Moby Dick because:
(a) They are both obsessed with something.
(b) They are both survivors.
(c) They both fail at their quiests.
(d) They both have good luck.

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

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

4. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?
(a) The information Marie has about their husbands and children.
(b) Why June refuses to come to church, though she wears a rosary.
(c) Why Nector goes into the woods alone with June.
(d) Why Eli spends time at the house and alone in the woods with June.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In observing Lulu's close-knit sons, Beverly is reminded of the fact that:

2. The physical obstacle between Nector and Marie arises from:

3. Nector accuses Marie of forcing him to be with her because:

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

5. When Marie does not cry out at the pain caused by her wounds or by Nector's restraint, what does this suggest?

(see the answer key)

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