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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Albertine says she "would never know how heavy a ton was unless it fell on [her]" she suggests:
(a) That love can not be measured.
(b) She does not really approve of Dot and Gerry's relationship.
(c) She does not really understand her job.
(d) She has not known the same kind of love as Dot and Gerry.

3. Comparing the size of her ignorance to the length of the sky, Marie attempts to convey that:
(a) Her ignorance was pure and wide.
(b) Her ignorance was no hindrance to her.
(c) Her ignorance spanned the globe.
(d) Her ignorance was part of her atmosphere.

4. To drown out the sight and sound of June's ghost, what does Gordie do?
(a) Goes back to Uncle Eli's house.
(b) Drinks as much as he can as fast as he can.
(c) Turns on all the lights and appliances.
(d) Sits in his car with the radio on.

5. In what way does Albertine cause her mother's downfall?
(a) Her birth forces her mother to work instead of returning to the convent.
(b) She forces her mother to send her to nursing school.
(c) She leaves her children behind in her mother's care.
(d) She causes her mother to leave the reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through his movie role and his portrait, Nector learns:

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

3. What final image connects Gordie to June's death?

4. Beverly rationalizes his tryst with Lulu after Henry's funeral as:

5. The allusion to the story of Jesus Christ when Henry eats his own blood mixed with bread suggests:

(see the answer key)

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