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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lulu claims she is putting on weight because:
(a) She is no longer taking care of herself since she has Nector back.
(b) She does not want to admit she is pregnant, and have to reveal the baby's father.
(c) She is overwhelmed by the stress of leading a double life with Nector.
(d) She wants Nector to believe she is pregnant so he'll leave Marie for her.

2. What are Marie's reasons for not wanting another child around?
(a) She is ashamed of what the neighbors will think.
(b) She has always hated her sister and her family.
(c) She has too many children and a drunk of a husband.
(d) She has plans to leave with her husband.

3. After Gordie kills the deer with the crow bar:
(a) He imagines she is blaming him for June's death.
(b) He imagines he has killed June.
(c) He imagines the deer is accusing him of cowardice.
(d) He imagines he has confessed it to the priest.

4. Eli appeals to June because:
(a) She distrusts her own father and wants to replace him.
(b) He is gentle, quiet, and belongs in the woods like she does.
(c) He drinks and sings wild songs to the children.
(d) He teaches her how to hunt for furs and makes her feel useful.

5. Metaphorically, Marie appeals to Nector because:
(a) He feels he can help heal the wound in her hand.
(b) She is bitter while all other women have been sweet.
(c) She is part of the whale Ishmael seeks.
(d) She is white while others have been Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?

2. Though she is heartbroken, Marie says she will not "park herself on the tracks for Nector," which means:

3. To what does Nector compares Marie?

4. When Marie pours syrup on her hand while thinking of Leopolda, the scene reminds the reader of what?

5. June Kashpaw wanders the streets of Wiliiston, North Dakota because:

(see the answer key)

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