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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gerry says he will never really have a home, he suggests:
(a) He will always be on the run, so normal life is impossible.
(b) He can not afford a real house.
(c) He does not know where he belongs.
(d) He does not believe anyone will ever love him.

2. Marie's statement that Nector "has to have his candy" refers to:
(a) His affair with Lulu and his literal love of candy.
(b) His refusal to allow Marie to control him.
(c) His refusal to accept that he has diabetes.
(d) His belief that candy allows him to have his second childhood.

3. Lulu believes she cannot cry because:
(a) She used up all of her tears crying as a child.
(b) She doesn't understand why anyone cries.
(c) She has been afraid to cry since she was a child.
(d) She doesn't actually love anyone other than herself.

4. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:
(a) Was the final stop for difficult nuns.
(b) Was a place for those who had abandoned the church.
(c) Was a kind of punishment for nuns who went astray.
(d) Was a part of the government plan to relocate Indians.

5. Lulu is interested in Marie because:
(a) She wants to join one of the committees Marie organized.
(b) She wants to snap her fingers and make Marie disappear.
(c) She wants to know what Marie thought during Lulu's affair with Nector.
(d) She believes Marie is gossiping about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:

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

3. How does Lyman describe the image of himself and Henry in their last photo?

4. Marie's statement that "somebody had to put the tears in your eyes" suggests:

5. Henry continues to tell himself to "advise restraint" throughout the evening in order to:

(see the answer key)

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