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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Save-Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sees Pallas and her child at the end of the story?
(a) Richard Misner.
(b) Dee Dee Truelove.
(c) K.D. Morgan.
(d) Anna Flood.

2. After Arnette returns from college, what does she refuse to do?
(a) Get out of bed.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Attend youth political meetings.
(d) Do her homework.

3. The story opens with the following words:
(a) "No one had any idea how terribly wrong the confrontation could go."
(b) "They shot the white girl first."
(c) "They shot the black girl first."
(d) "The women of the Convent would be forever damned."

4. Why does Lone believe that the women of the Convent could not possibly be responsible for the handicaps of the Fleetwood children?
(a) The first of the children were born before the women arrived at the Convent.
(b) The cancerous growths of the children are from uranium, and the women of the convent do not have access to uranium.
(c) Lone knows that she alone is responsible.
(d) Lone believes that the women of the Convent are perfect and can do no wrong.

5. Why is the friendship between Connie and Soane surprising?
(a) Soane often steals money from Connie.
(b) Connie had an affair with Soane's husband.
(c) Connie and Soane competed for the same job at the textile factory.
(d) Connie is an extreme racist, and Soane is black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to Connie, which was the only nun to remain at the Convent?

2. What color is the Cadillac after Mavis has it repainted?

3. What does Deek tell Richard Misner that he realizes about himself?

4. Where did the men hold the discussion that determined that they would attack the Convent?

5. Why did Pallas flee from her boyfriend and her mother?

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