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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Eli's behavior toward Gordie suggests:
(a) He blames Gordie for June's death.
(b) He cares for Gordie and is honest with him.
(c) He is exactly the same as Gordie.
(d) He has no patience for Gordie's alcholism.

3. Lyman's final act of homage to his brother Henry in the chapter comes when:
(a) He destroys the picture of himself and Henry.
(b) He pushes the red convertible into the river.
(c) He goes back to Alaska to find the girl.
(d) He walks away from the reservation for good.

4. Marie compares herself to:
(a) A pebble in a still, quiet place.
(b) A pebble at the shore of a lake gently caressed by the waves.
(c) A pebble at the bottom of a lake ground down by the waves.
(d) The black stones of June's abandoned rosary.

5. During their power struggle, Marie realizes:
(a) She wants to go and get Nector back.
(b) She cannot take the spoon because Leopolda needs it.
(c) She does not want Leopolda to die.
(d) She still needs Leopolda to save her from darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The images Lipsha creates of the dandelions at the end of the chapter may also represent:

2. What feeling will not allow Marie to rejoice in her defeat of Leopolda?

3. When Albertine says she "would never know how heavy a ton was unless it fell on [her]" she suggests:

4. When Nector arrives, what does Marie do with the letter?

5. Henry's reparation of the car helps him:

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