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

2. When Lulu goes to her bedroom to lay down and "wait," what does this imply?
(a) She knows Beverly will come to her.
(b) She is tired and needs time alone.
(c) She is waiting for Beverly to leave.
(d) She knows Beverly will try to leave with Henry Jr.

3. What does Leopolda's big key open?
(a) The medicine closet where she keeps the salve.
(b) The larder where the food is kept.
(c) The closet where the Dark One is hiding.
(d) The iron stove.

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

5. Though she is heartbroken, Marie says she will not "park herself on the tracks for Nector," which means:
(a) She will not leave her husband and children.
(b) She will not give up on herself and fall apart.
(c) She will not put herself in the way of harm for his happiness.
(d) She will not destroy their truck by leaving it on the train tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the description of the woods as shadowy and cold foreshadow?

2. Marie will not pray because:

3. In what way does Albertine cause her mother's downfall?

4. Nector accuses Marie of forcing him to be with her because:

5. When Marie pours syrup on her hand while thinking of Leopolda, the scene reminds the reader of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the motif of effort in chapter 6 reveal about Nector?

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

5. When Leopolda scolds her with the tea kettle, how does Marie's perception of her begin to change?

6. Consider the chapter title "The Bridge." Explain the meaning you derive from this title.

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

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

9. What effect do the sentence fragments have on events in the chapter?

10. Identify two examples of irony in the chapter.

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