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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction are the faces of Fleur's dead family turned?

2. Who are the three men Fleur plays poker with?

3. What is the name of the butcher shop where Fleur works in Argus?

4. What name does Nanapush give instead of his real name?

5. Who does Pauline say attacked Sophie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nanapush say about gossip?

2. What is Nanapush's impression of Pauline?

3. Who is Margaret and what role does she begin to play in the story?

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

5. Describe what happens to the men who rescue Fleur from drowning.

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

7. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

8. Why do you think Fleur plays poker with the men? Why does she only win one dollar each night?

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

10. Describe Fleur's cabin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why you think the story is told from Nanapush and Pauline's points of view. Why is Fleur never given a voice? Why does the reader never hear from Lulu?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the transformation that occurs in Fleur over the course of the book. How does Fleur's loss of power mirror the waning power of the Native Americans? Does Fleur lose power during the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Moses Pillager and his way of life. How does Moses' life best resemble the simple ways of pure Native Americans?

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