1. Marie compares herself to:
(a) The black stones of June's abandoned rosary.
(b) A pebble at the bottom of a lake ground down by the waves.
(c) A pebble at the shore of a lake gently caressed by the waves.
(d) A pebble in a still, quiet place.

2. An accurate description of Lulu's boys would be:
(a) Loyal, handsome, and very different.
(b) Bloodthirsty, handsome, and as alike as brothers could be.
(c) Bloodthirsty, rangy, and very different.
(d) Loyal, quiet, and studious.

3. The neighborhood gossips come around asking about what?
(a) Why June refuses to come to church, though she wears a rosary.
(b) Why Eli spends time at the house and alone in the woods with June.
(c) The information Marie has about their husbands and children.
(d) Why Nector goes into the woods alone with June.

4. 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.

5. The description of Lulu's work in the kitchen-- filling pots by pointing at them, taking things from the oven that had never been put in--suggests:
(a) She is efficient and prepares dinner in advance.
(b) She has some sort of magical powers or witchcraft.
(c) She has thrown dinner together without much care.
(d) She is overworked and exhausted.