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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. What does Pauline make for Sophie?
(a) A clingy dress
(b) A bonnet
(c) A new blouse
(d) A purse

2. Where is Pauline found after Mary Pepawas dies?
(a) At Fleur's cabin
(b) With Nanapush
(c) In the lake
(d) In a tree

3. Where is Fleur attacked by the men?
(a) In a pig sty
(b) In the butcher shop
(c) In the Catholic church
(d) In the freezer

4. How many days do people travel the death road?
(a) Ten
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

5. What does Pukwan do to the Pillager house?
(a) Bulldoze it
(b) Board it up
(c) Dig a ditch around it
(d) Quarantine it and try to burn it down

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the wagons take from the woods?

2. What time of year does this chapter take place?

3. What does Pauline compare Mary Pepewas' death to?

4. How does Margaret say Fleur attracts Eli?

5. What is said to cause Lazarre to talk backwards?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)

2. What is the town of Argus like?

3. Describe Fleur's cabin.

4. Describe Eli and how he differs in character from his own family.

5. Pauline is intrigued by Fleur's effect on men from the first time they meet. How does Pauline interact with men?

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

7. Explain the relationship between Fleur and Nanapush.

8. Discuss Pukwan Sr.'s fear and frustration at Fleur's cabin.

9. Describe how Pauline escapes from Argus.

10. Discuss why Fleur and Nanapush do not utter the names of the dead.

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