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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Albertine feel the government's policy of allotment was a joke?
(a) The whites only allotted barren land to Indians.
(b) Most of the Native Americans left reservation land.
(c) Most of the reservation land was sold to whites anyway.
(d) The Native Americans were never allotted land.

3. Lulu claims she is putting on weight because:
(a) She does not want to admit she is pregnant, and have to reveal the baby's father.
(b) She is no longer taking care of herself since she has Nector back.
(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.

4. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what?
(a) They don't believe June is dead.
(b) They are protecting Albertine from the truth.
(c) They understand her reasons for staying away from home.
(d) They do not have all the facts regarding June's death.

5. How has Grandpa Kashpaw changed since Albertine last saw him?
(a) He has aged considerably.
(b) He has grown beligerent.
(c) He has forgotten all dates and numbers.
(d) He has grown fat.

6. Leopolda claims she is interested in Marie in particular because:
(a) Leopolda had a daughter like Marie once.
(b) The other nuns think Marie has a humble heart.
(c) Marie is just like Leopolda was at her age.
(d) Marie has no devotion to God.

7. Marie laughs at Nector when he accuses her of stealing the pillowcase because:
(a) Marie has stolen many things, but not a pillowcase.
(b) The nuns have frequently accused Marie of theft.
(c) The pillowcase is used as a bandage for a wound a nun inflicted.
(d) Marie plans to return to the convent.

8. What does Nector finally feel about the geese he was going to sell?
(a) He feels they might help solve his money problems.
(b) He feels they should not have been killed.
(c) He feels they are a burden to him now.
(d) He feels they might work to his advantage.

9. Marie's vision of herself stops her from running away because:
(a) She believes she will be a saint and Leopolda will have to worship her.
(b) She believes God is telling her to forgive Leopolda.
(c) She believes Leopolda is sorry for what she did to Marie.
(d) She believes running away would be a sin.

10. When Leopolda applies the salve to Marie's burns, Marie sees this as a sign of what?
(a) Leopolda's true nature coming through.
(b) Leopolda's place as a servant.
(c) Leopolda following her as she did in the vision.
(d) Leopolda's softening toward her.

11. Leopolda is not impressed by Marie's lifestyle because:
(a) She only values holyness.
(b) She knows Nector is a drunk.
(c) She still feels Marie is under the influence of the Dark One.
(d) She doesn't believe Marie's stories.

12. Nector accuses Marie of forcing him to be with her because:
(a) He wants her to be afraid of him.
(b) He feels guilty for what he has done.
(c) He wants Lulu to hear so she won't be angry with him.
(d) He wants the nuns to understand his actions.

13. What feeling will not allow Marie to rejoice in her defeat of Leopolda?
(a) Pity.
(b) Fury.
(c) Terror.
(d) Pride.

14. An accurate description of Lulu's boys would be:
(a) Loyal, handsome, and very different.
(b) Bloodthirsty, handsome, and as alike as brothers could be.
(c) Loyal, quiet, and studious.
(d) Bloodthirsty, rangy, and very different.

15. The beads around June's neck are:
(a) The inheritance left to her by her father.
(b) Spirit beads left to her by her mother.
(c) A rosary given to her by the nuns at the convent.
(d) A rosary given to her by the Crees who found her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?

2. In what way does Albertine cause her mother's downfall?

3. Inside the bar, June decides to stay with Andy because:

4. When Nector believes he is looking at 14-year-old Marie at the end of the chapter, he is actually looking at:

5. What does June's "birth" from the truck foreshadow?

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