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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fading tattoo on Beverly's arm is:
(a) Lulu's name in a crest.
(b) His brother's name, rank,and serial number.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird that appears to fly as he flexes his muscles.

2. Why does everyone seem wary of King's new car?
(a) It was paid for by June's life insurance, and too much like June herself.
(b) It was dangerous to ride in, like June's car.
(c) It was disrespectful of King to buy a new car so soon after his mother's death.
(d) June had left him the life insurance to care for his family, not buy a car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 running away would be a sin.
(c) She believes she will be a saint and Leopolda will have to worship her.
(d) She believes God is telling her to forgive Leopolda.

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

14. Nector compares himself to Ishmael from Moby Dick because:
(a) They are both survivors.
(b) They both fail at their quiests.
(c) They both have good luck.
(d) They are both obsessed with something.

15. Why is Albertine angry at Lipsha when she tries to break up King and Lynette's fight?
(a) He did not try to help her break up the fight.
(b) Lipsha had caused the fight between them.
(c) He laughed about King and Lynette's fight.
(d) He told her to break it up herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:

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

3. Comparing the size of her ignorance to the length of the sky, Marie attempts to convey that:

4. In observing Lulu's close-knit sons, Beverly is reminded of the fact that:

5. "Lulu's Boys" is written in third person limited point of view, but the thoughts which other character are revealed at the start of the story?

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