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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Albertine's mother does not tell her about June's death because:
(a) She knows Albertine hasn't forgiven June for leaving.
(b) She worries that Albertine will forget her studies and come home.
(c) She wants to punish Albertine for leaving the reservation.
(d) She does not think Albertine will want to know.

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

3. When Zelda delivers the letter, what does Marie do?
(a) Reads the letter immediately, not caring who sees.
(b) Tells her to change her clothes, then reads the letter.
(c) Blames Zelda for the day's unhappy events.
(d) Bursts into tears.

4. In her vision, Marie sees herself as:
(a) An old nun like Leopolda.
(b) A fish caught on a lure.
(c) A golden saint tipped with diamonds.
(d) A cloud of dust.

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

6. Eli and Nector's partnership works because:
(a) Eli is a good hunter and Nector is a good salesman.
(b) Eli is shy and Nector is outgoing.
(c) Eli catches the geese, but does not want to sell them.
(d) Eli teaches Nector to hunt, and Nector teaches Eli to sell.

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

8. 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 causes her mother to leave the reservation.
(c) She forces her mother to send her to nursing school.
(d) She leaves her children behind in her mother's care.

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

10. June was raised by:
(a) Great-uncle Eli Kashpaw.
(b) Lulu Lamartine.
(c) Gordie Kashpaw.
(d) Marie Lazarre.

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

12. Albertine is hardly acknowledged when she arrives at home because:
(a) She has interrupted a serious conversation.
(b) She is treated coolly by her relatives since moving away.
(c) She is being punished for June's death.
(d) She ruined her mother's hopes for the convent.

13. When Nector believes he is looking at 14-year-old Marie at the end of the chapter, he is actually looking at:
(a) Lulu.
(b) His daughter.
(c) An hallucination.
(d) His mother.

14. Nector's only movie role was:
(a) An Indian who gets shot off his horse.
(b) The chairman of the tribe.
(c) An Indian plunging off of a cliff.
(d) A butter delivery man.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Metaphorically, Marie appeals to Nector because:

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

4. Marie finally confronts Rushes Bear because:

5. Nector does not notice Marie because:

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