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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. Who pronounces Pauline white and able to serve in the convent?
(a) God
(b) Father Damien
(c) Sister Anne
(d) The government agent

2. What is the poison that afflicts the reservation?
(a) Influenza
(b) White men's money
(c) Small pox
(d) Alcohol

3. Who raises Marie?
(a) Fleur
(b) Margaret
(c) Bernadette
(d) Nanapush

4. What does Bernadette do when her children marry outside her wishes?
(a) Asks Fleur to curse them
(b) Gets a potion from Moses
(c) Move to town with Marie
(d) Kicks the children off her land

5. What is Pauline wearing when her boat comes to shore?
(a) A native dress
(b) A baby bonnet
(c) Only her rosary
(d) A bridal gown

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nector when he snares Lazarre and Clarence?

2. Who does Father Damien bring to Nanapush's?

3. What does Pauline cover herself in when she realizes she is naked?

4. Who is the father of Pauline's child?

5. Where do Nanapush and Nector get the piano wire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significance is there to Pauline shedding skin every time her bandages are changed?

2. How does Pauline feel about Christ at the start of the chapter?

3. Describe how Pauline's hands are wounded for the first time.

4. Describe what happens when Fleur's baby tries to come early.

5. Why does Pauline panic when she and Fleur travel to the land of the dead?

6. Why is Nanapush embarrassed after the attack by Clarence and Lazarre? What does Margaret do to show that she is not mad at Nanapush?

7. How does Lulu's decision to run to Nanapush and Margaret show her likeness to her mother?

8. Describe what happens when Fleur and Pauline leave the cabin with the dead baby.

9. Describe the curing ceremony and the excitement that interrupts it.

10. What secret does Eli reveal to Nanapush about Fleur and her nighttime activities?

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