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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marie pours syrup on her hand while thinking of Leopolda, the scene reminds the reader of what?
(a) The wound Leopolda inflicted on Marie.
(b) Marie's carelessness.
(c) Marie's self-hatred.
(d) The wounds of Jesus Christ.

2. The precise timing necessary for Nector and Lulu's routine suggests:
(a) Lulu and Nector are afraid of getting caught.
(b) Being with Lulu is exhausting for Nector because she is a perfectionist.
(c) Being with Lulu, as a wife and mother, is not so different from being with Marie.
(d) Lulu and Nector are bored with one another.

3. What breaks June down into "someone whose shoulders sag when they think no one is looking?"
(a) Leaving her son King to run off on her own.
(b) Her continued failure at marriage.
(c) Her failure at beauty school.
(d) The continued disappointment of her hopes.

4. In observing Lulu's close-knit sons, Beverly is reminded of the fact that:
(a) Henry Jr. might be his.
(b) One of his own brothers was killed in combat.
(c) Lulu came between him and his brother Henry.
(d) Henry hadn't spoken to him in seven years.

5. When Marie says she "did for Nector what [she] learned from the nun," she means:
(a) She offers him salvation and forgiveness.
(b) She tries to scar him.
(c) She struggles to overpower him.
(d) She blames his actions on

6. Though Leopolda is dying, Marie's real reason for visiting her is:
(a) To get help finding Nector.
(b) To offer her daughter Zelda up to the convent.
(c) To show Leopolda how far she has come up in the world.
(d) To beg Leopolda's forgiveness for her behavior at the convent.

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

8. King's exchange with his wife Lynette suggests what?
(a) Their marriage is based on respect.
(b) Their marriage is based on lies.
(c) Their marriage is violent and acrimonious.
(d) Their marriage is loving and peaceful.

9. The fish images in the story imply:
(a) Marie's spirit animal is a fish.
(b) Marie's devotion is slippery and tenuous.
(c) Marie feels
(d) Marie is only at home near the river at her reservation.

10. When Lulu goes to her bedroom to lay down and "wait," what does this imply?
(a) She knows Beverly will come to her.
(b) She is tired and needs time alone.
(c) She knows Beverly will try to leave with Henry Jr.
(d) She is waiting for Beverly to leave.

11. "Lulu's Boys" is written in third person limited point of view, but the thoughts which other character are revealed at the start of the story?
(a) Henry Jr.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Gerry.
(d) Henry.

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

13. Sister Leopolda's actions characterize her as:
(a) Pious and docile.
(b) Fanatical and obsessive.
(c) Loving but strict.
(d) Severe yet reverent.

14. The physical obstacle between Nector and Marie arises from:
(a) The lack of money in their household.
(b) Nector's inability to stay home and stay sober.
(c) The number of stray children Marie takes in.
(d) The lack of food on their table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gerry is the son who is most like Lulu because:

2. What event forces the final confrontation between Leopolda and Marie?

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

4. The description of Lulu's work in the kitchen-- filling pots by pointing at them, taking things from the oven that had never been put in--suggests:

5. Marie laughs at Nector when he accuses her of stealing the pillowcase because:

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