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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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. Lulu's fainting at Henry's funeral suggests:

2. Lulu claims she is putting on weight because:

3. Nector finally drives Lulu away by:

4. Marie's vision of herself stops her from running away because:

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Aside from good and evil, what other conflicting forces is Marie struggling with?

2. Describe Albertine's motivation for staying with Henry though she is afraid.

3. What do Beverly's blurred tattoos and weakened muscles suggest about him? What does the bird's continued flight suggest?

4. What is the tone of the meeting between Lulu and Marie at the end of the chapter.

5. Identify two examples of irony in the chapter.

6. Describe Lulu's relationship with Lyman.

7. Why is Lulu interested in Lipsha Morrisey knowing the truth about his parents?

8. Explain the symbol of the weigh station.

9. Why is Albertine's first person narrative necessary to the message of the story?

10. What is Nector's opinion of Marie's family?

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