love medicine chapters 2

narrator of second chapter

Marie Lazarre

how old is marie lazarre?

14 years old

why is marie lazarre going up the hill? and who is she meeting?

she is going up the hill to the Sacred Heart Convent to join the nuns who she thinks will accept her

Marie is describes to have the soul of a “___”

mail-order catholic (meaning she was basically born to be a catholic)

where is the convent?

at the top of the highest hill at the reservation

description of the convent

poor, humble compared to others, ragtag, in the middle of nowhere

why was the Secred Heart Convent special?

it was a place for nus that don’t get along elsewhere, nuns that complain too much or lose their mind

Sister Leopolda

* nun at the Sacred Heart Convent
* kept track of Satan and knew his habits
* always carries an oak pole to catch devil and beat children
* abusive
* racist

who did Marie think would help her to “rise” in society?

Sister Leopolda

what does Sister Leopolda always carry?

an oak pole for catching satan and opening high windows

Sister Leopolda says that the Dark One wants who most of all?

Marie Lazarre because she is “different” (native american)

Why is Marie afraid of Sister Leopolda’s hook?

Sister Leopolda abused Marie by throwing her in a closet after killing the Dark One. Marie says that even the Dark One is afraid of Leopolda’s oak pole hook.

Why does Sister Leopolda abuse Marie?

whenever leopolda thinks the devil has invaded the hearts and minds of one of the students, she hits them with her hook (oak pole) to ride them of the devil (especially Marie because she’s native american)

Who sponsored Marie to go to the convent?

Sister Leopolda - Marie said the only way to beat Leopolda was to get to heaven first.

What are the two options Marie has before joining the convent?

1. she can marry an indian man on the reservation (she has light skin so she is more popular)
2. she could give herself to god

Does Marie respect Leopolda?

Marie respects Leopolda’s station as a nun, but does not respect her as a person (due to beating)

what is “God’s work” that Leopolda and Marie are doing at the convent?

washing dishes and cooking

what did marie drop under the stove?

a cup

what abusive action does Leopolda do to Marie when she is trying to get the cup from under the stove?

Leopolda says the devil wants Marie and pours burning hot water on top of her saying that it will “warm your cold ash heart”

what does Marie think after Leopolda burned her with water?

She can pray the most and better than any of them now

What dream did Marie have?

She was gold with diamonds walking through windows while Leopolda was swallowing the glass and coughing dust

What does Leopolda call Marie?

Star of the Sea

What does Marie do in retribution for her burns?

She kicks Leopolda into the oven while she is trying to remove the bread. But her poker allows her to rebalance.

* then Leopolda stabs Marie through the hand with the poker and knocks her out

how long is Marie knocked out for?

30 minutes

why is Marie being worshipped?

she was a saint. she had the marks of the nails like christ (which was actually from the stabbing poker)

what was the lie Leopolda told?

Marie was blessed by christ with the marks of the nails rather than from the fork