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

2. Why does June carry a doorknob in her purse?
(a) The doorknob is a weapon she uses against men.
(b) The doorknob continuously falls off of her door.
(c) Taking off the doorknob is the only way to lock her room.
(d) The doorknob brings June good luck.

3. Why does Albertine feel the government's policy of allotment was a joke?
(a) The Native Americans were never allotted land.
(b) The whites only allotted barren land to Indians.
(c) Most of the Native Americans left reservation land.
(d) Most of the reservation land was sold to whites anyway.

4. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:
(a) Marie will return.
(b) Nector has made a mistake that will change his life.
(c) Nector and Marie will not be able to find their way home.
(d) Nector and Marie have changed their minds about each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event forces the final confrontation between Leopolda and Marie?

2. How has Grandpa Kashpaw changed since Albertine last saw him?

3. "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?

4. The beads around June's neck are:

5. Metaphorically, Marie appeals to Nector because:

Short Essay Questions

1. What images of dark and light might symbolize good and bad in "Saint Marie?"

2. Identify two examples of irony in the chapter.

3. Several references in the chapter compare Marie to a fish. What are connotations of these comparisons?

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

5. Why don't Marie's plans for Nector's success work out?

6. In what way is Marie the "foundation" of Lipsha's life?

7. Explain the symbol of the red convertible.

8. Consider the motif of brokenness in chapter 1. Choose two people or events, or things that are "broken" and make a connection between them.

9. Describe the mood of the final day Lyman and Henry spend together.

10. Describe the effect of Erdrich's motif of weather on the events of the chapter.

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