1. Albertine is hardly acknowledged when she arrives at home because:
(a) She ruined her mother's hopes for the convent.
(b) She is treated coolly by her relatives since moving away.
(c) She has interrupted a serious conversation.
(d) She is being punished for June's death.

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

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

4. Why does Albertine think King and Lipsha don't get along?
(a) King tried to take a potshot at Lipsha when they were hunting.
(b) King was June's son, but Gordie always liked Lipsha better.
(c) They used to fight when they were young, and now they don't like each other.
(d) They are half-brothers, which was a family secret.

5. June is like Marie in that:
(a) She is tough, distrustful, and unwilling to show vulnerability.
(b) She comes from the dirty Lazarres and wants to prove herself.
(c) She is lonely, depressed, and wants to find a way out.
(d) She belongs in the woods with Eli.