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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. June is like Marie in that:
(a) She comes from the dirty Lazarres and wants to prove herself.
(b) She is lonely, depressed, and wants to find a way out.
(c) She is tough, distrustful, and unwilling to show vulnerability.
(d) She belongs in the woods with Eli.

2. 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.

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

4. When Nector arrives, what does Marie do with the letter?
(a) In her pocket to hide it from the children.
(b) Back under the sugar jar where he left it.
(c) Underneath the piles of potatoes she has peeled.
(d) In the bonfire Gordie has made.

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

6. Through his movie role and his portrait, Nector learns:
(a) That white people are fascinated by the history of Native Americans.
(b) That white people are fascinated by his good looks.
(c) That white people are fascinated by the death of Native Americans.
(d) That white people will always offer him jobs.

7. Nector's comparison of wounded animals to "killed saints" is ironic because:
(a) Marie's goal had been to become the first Indian saint.
(b) Marie wanted Nector to give her the birds.
(c) Nector does not seem to respect the geese.
(d) Nector does not understand Catholicism.

8. Rushes Bear disowns Nector after the birth of his child because:
(a) He calls Marie a name.
(b) He is not home for the birth of his youngest child.
(c) He has refused to pay for the medicine woman.
(d) He has behaved selfishly and shamefully.

9. Marie has "beaten" Nector at what he started because:
(a) She gets away before he can return her to the convent.
(b) She demands the geese from him.
(c) He is not as strong as she is, and she hurts him.
(d) He finds himself weakened when he intended to overpower her.

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

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

12. Marie attempts to overthrow Leopolda and punish her by:
(a) Locking her in her room.
(b) Telling the nuns how Leopolda scarred her hand.
(c) Stealing her iron spoon.
(d) Hitting her with the iron spoon.

13. Henry's casket bears a Nazi flag because:
(a) He was a deserter in the army.
(b) The men from the veteran's post had put it there.
(c) Beverly brought it as a symbol of their avenged brother killed at boot camp.
(d) Beverly put it there as a symbol of his revenge against Henry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nector's experiences with women have:

2. Marie struggles with Zelda's growing up because:

3. Nector accuses Marie of forcing him to be with her because:

4. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?

5. Marie smiles when she hears the Dark One in the closet because:

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