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

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

3. The precise timing necessary for Nector and Lulu's routine suggests:
(a) Being with Lulu is exhausting for Nector because she is a perfectionist.
(b) Lulu and Nector are afraid of getting caught.
(c) Being with Lulu, as a wife and mother, is not so different from being with Marie.
(d) Lulu and Nector are bored with one another.

4. When Zelda delivers the letter, what does Marie do?
(a) Blames Zelda for the day's unhappy events.
(b) Tells her to change her clothes, then reads the letter.
(c) Reads the letter immediately, not caring who sees.
(d) Bursts into tears.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Marie discovers later in her life that the convent:

3. Henry's casket bears a Nazi flag because:

4. Beverly rationalizes his tryst with Lulu after Henry's funeral as:

5. Marie compares herself to:

Short Essay Questions

1. Albertine's pun on the chapter title "Patient Abuse" in her nursing textbook implies what two ideas?

2. What does June's "hanging" teach Marie about the girl?

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

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

5. What is ironic about the day of June's death, the Saturday before Easter?

6. Why is the chapter presented in third person?

7. Identify two examples of irony in the chapter.

8. How does Marie make money to keep her family afloat?

9. Explain the symbol of the red convertible.

10. Describe Marie and Leopolda's relationship.

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