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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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:
(a) She is efficient and prepares dinner in advance.
(b) She is overworked and exhausted.
(c) She has thrown dinner together without much care.
(d) She has some sort of magical powers or witchcraft.

4. The real purpose for Sister Leopolda's long oak pole with the hook at the end is:
(a) Shaking birds' nests from the trees.
(b) Opening high windows.
(c) Tapping bread loaves in the oven.
(d) Opening closet doors.

5. What does June's "birth" from the truck foreshadow?
(a) Her decision to leave Andy.
(b) Her death at the end of the chapter.
(c) Her desire to go home.
(d) Her return to the reservation.

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

7. Leopolda's words "Help me, Marie" before they take the loaves from the oven imply:
(a) She is dependent on Marie to save her from herself.
(b) She still thinks of Marie as her personal servant.
(c) She needs Marie to make her a saint.
(d) She can't do the work of the convent alone.

8. Marie's quiet behavior after the scalding leads the other nuns to believe:
(a) She is humble and docile.
(b) She will be a saint someday.
(c) She is punishing Leopolda.
(d) She is in extreme pain.

9. Leopolda claims Marie has received the stigmata because:
(a) Leopolda has forgiven Marie.
(b) Leopolda believes Marie has humility of spirit.
(c) Leopolda wants to gain attention by claiming the stigmata.
(d) Leopolda has to cover up the fact that she stabbed Marie.

10. To what does Nector compares Marie?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A horse-thieving drunk.
(c) A tree that doubles back and whips singing.
(d) A wounded goose caught in his traps.

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

12. Why does Marie love to go to Mass as a child?
(a) It teaches her about being a saint.
(b) It is her only opportunity to go into town unchaperoned.
(c) She has a mail-order Catholic soul.
(d) She longs to be a nun.

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

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

15. How are Marie and Rushes Bear "related" by the end of the story?
(a) Marie discovers that Rushes Bear was her mother all along.
(b) They are both willing to overlook Fleur Pillager's interference in their marriages.
(c) The discover that Marie and Nector are cousins.
(d) They are both lonely, having survived unsuccessful marriages, and care for each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. An accurate description of Lulu's boys would be:

2. The fish images in the story imply:

3. June Kashpaw wanders the streets of Wiliiston, North Dakota because:

4. Leopolda claims she is interested in Marie in particular because:

5. Though Leopolda is dying, Marie's real reason for visiting her is:

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