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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beverly rationalizes his tryst with Lulu after Henry's funeral as:
(a) The result of Lulu's effect on men.
(b) The result of two people getting over the grief of loss.
(c) The result of Lulu's desire to have one last child.
(d) The result of their long-buried passion for one another.

2. Rushes Bear admits she has come to stay with Marie because:
(a) She is about to die.
(b) Her husband has gotten remarried.
(c) She has disowned her other children.
(d) She has nowhere else to go.

3. What event forces the final confrontation between Leopolda and Marie?
(a) Leopolda tries to push Marie into the oven.
(b) Marie tries to push Leopolda into the oven.
(c) Leopolda scalds Marie's back with the tea kettle.
(d) Marie stabs Leopolda with the poker.

4. Marie smiles when she hears the Dark One in the closet because:
(a) She is delighted that Sister Leopolda will have to deal with him.
(b) She has become attuned to his presence like Sister Leopolda.
(c) She is nervous about being caught thinking of him.
(d) She has discovered where the other children keep their belongings.

5. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:
(a) There are fears among her relatives that she has been ruined like June.
(b) There are relationships beyond repair in her family.
(c) She has limitations as a baker.
(d) She is a stickler for control.

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

12. What responsibilities does Marie keep up in order to distract herself from unhappiness?
(a) She cooks all the food she can find in the house.
(b) She cares for the children, cooks, and cleans.
(c) She goes out to find her husband and drag him home.
(d) She sells her apples and cleans others' homes.

13. Nector does not notice Marie because:
(a) He is not interested in white girls.
(b) He is daydreaming about Lulu Nanapush.
(c) He is preoccupied with the geese.
(d) He has just broken up with Lulu Nanapush.

14. Beverly "Hat" Lamartine has many nicknames because:
(a) He always wears a hat.
(b) He has lived many places.
(c) He builds up his muscles.
(d) He feels that people consider his name feminine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Nector compares Marie?

2. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what?

3. Marie will not pray because:

4. When Lulu goes to her bedroom to lay down and "wait," what does this imply?

5. When Zelda delivers the letter, what does Marie do?

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