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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. Nector's inability to make decisions often leads to:
(a) More good luck.
(b) Unfortunate accidents.
(c) Incidents that make decisions for him.
(d) Arguments with those that he loves.

2. What does Nector finally feel about the geese he was going to sell?
(a) He feels they might help solve his money problems.
(b) He feels they should not have been killed.
(c) He feels they are a burden to him now.
(d) He feels they might work to his advantage.

3. What interrupts Eli and Marie's exchange in the kitchen?
(a) June calls out from the woods.
(b) Nector returns with pockets full of money.
(c) Marie has to rock June to sleep.
(d) June wakes up and walks into the room.

4. What responsibilities does Marie keep up in order to distract herself from unhappiness?
(a) She goes out to find her husband and drag him home.
(b) She sells her apples and cleans others' homes.
(c) She cooks all the food she can find in the house.
(d) She cares for the children, cooks, and cleans.

5. What are Marie's reasons for not wanting another child around?
(a) She is ashamed of what the neighbors will think.
(b) She has too many children and a drunk of a husband.
(c) She has always hated her sister and her family.
(d) She has plans to leave with her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nector finally drives Lulu away by:

3. The conversation between Zelda and Aurelia suggests what about their personalities?

4. Eli appeals to June because:

5. When Nector arrives, what does Marie do with the letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beverly's past as a veteran affect his thoughts about Lulu?

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

3. Explain the course of events that leads to Lulu's house burning down.

4. Because Nector attended a white school and could no longer remember his past, and Eli was educated by his relatives and still had his wits, what is suggested about white schooling for Native Americans?

5. What does the mood of the chapter suggest about Nector and Marie's future?

6. Choose three examples of sensory detail from the chapter and describe their uses.

7. Describe Lipsha's relationship with his grandparents.

8. Describe Nector and Lulu's relationship.

9. Why is the chapter presented in third person?

10. What does the motif of coldness suggest in the chapter?

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