1. Marie laughs at Nector when he accuses her of stealing the pillowcase because:
(a) Marie plans to return to the convent.
(b) Marie has stolen many things, but not a pillowcase.
(c) The pillowcase is used as a bandage for a wound a nun inflicted.
(d) The nuns have frequently accused Marie of theft.

2. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?
(a) The discover that Marie and Nector are cousins.
(b) Marie discovers that Rushes Bear was her mother all along.
(c) They are both willing to overlook Fleur Pillager's interference in their marriages.
(d) They are both lonely, having survived unsuccessful marriages, and care for each other.

3. 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 still thinks of Marie as her personal servant.
(c) She is dependent on Marie to save her from herself.
(d) She can't do the work of the convent alone.

4. Why does everyone seem wary of King's new car?
(a) June had left him the life insurance to care for his family, not buy a car.
(b) It was disrespectful of King to buy a new car so soon after his mother's death.
(c) It was paid for by June's life insurance, and too much like June herself.
(d) It was dangerous to ride in, like June's car.

5. Rushes Bear disowns Nector after the birth of his child because:
(a) He calls Marie a name.
(b) He is not home for the birth of his youngest child.
(c) He has refused to pay for the medicine woman.
(d) He has behaved selfishly and shamefully.