1. Marie laughs at Nector when he accuses her of stealing the pillowcase because:
(a) Marie has stolen many things, but not a pillowcase.
(b) Marie plans to return to the convent.
(c) The pillowcase is used as a bandage for a wound a nun inflicted.
(d) The nuns have frequently accused Marie of theft.

2. Why does Marie love to go to Mass as a child?
(a) She longs to be a nun.
(b) It is her only opportunity to go into town unchaperoned.
(c) It teaches her about being a saint.
(d) She has a mail-order Catholic soul.

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

4. When Nector compares himself to a fish failing to breathe in an airless space, this comparison reflects:
(a) Nector's idea that Marie has.
(b) The idea that Marie is suffocating him.
(c) Nector's declaration that Marie forced him to be with her.
(d) The idea that Nector does not belong with Marie.

5. The line "once they smash there is no way to put them right," describing Albertine's attempt to fix the pies, also suggests:
(a) She has limitations as a baker.
(b) There are fears among her relatives that she has been ruined like June.
(c) She is a stickler for control.
(d) There are relationships beyond repair in her family.