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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. How old is Pauline when she first meets Fleur?
(a) Sixteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twenty

2. What does Nanapush's father say Nanapush will steal?
(a) Fire
(b) Hearts
(c) Food
(d) Money

3. What color eyes and skin does Fleur's baby have?
(a) Green eyes and brown skin
(b) Brown eyes and white skin
(c) Brown eyes and brown skin
(d) Blue eyes and white skin

4. Nanapush is considered an elder but is only how old?
(a) Forty
(b) Twenty-five
(c) Fifty
(d) Thirty

5. Who is Nanapush speaking to?
(a) Granddaughter
(b) Bernadette
(c) Fleur
(d) Pauline

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are people suspicious when Fleur survives drowning?

2. Nanapush says the people were led astray by?

3. Why do some people say they are plagued by bad luck?

4. What does Pukwan do to the Pillager house?

5. What does Bernadette give to Pauline to help with her dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nanapush say about gossip?

2. What is the town suspicious of when Fleur returns from Argus? What signs do they use to back up the rumors?

3. Describe what causes Nanapush and Fleur to go a little windigo.

4. Describe the ritual of burying the dead and sitting over them.

5. Describe how Pauline escapes from Argus.

6. Why does Nanapush refuse to give his name to Father Damien, the Captain or the government agent?

7. Explain the relationship between Fleur and Nanapush.

8. Why is Pauline so fascinated with Fleur and Eli?

9. How does Nanapush's speech to Lulu about the things he has seen and done in his life encompass the entire history of the Native American? (1st full paragraph on page 2)

10. Discuss Fleur's drowning and her association with the water man.

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