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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 Fleur have to kill in Chapter 1 when she steals a pair of boots?
(a) Old dog.
(b) Fat dog.
(c) Puppy.
(d) Old cat.

2. When Fleur buries the bones and clan markers under a tree in Chapter 1, what color prayer flag does she tie to the highest branches?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

3. What trees were stripped from an island in the Gichi gami lake in Chapter 1?
(a) Elms.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Basswood.
(d) Oaks.

4. What does Placide paint Polly Elizabeth as in Chapter 2?
(a) Moses.
(b) Nebuchadnezzar.
(c) Esther.
(d) Solomon.

5. In a line of woman healers, what was the name of the mother of the woman who became known as Four Souls?
(a) 5th daughter of a 5th daughter.
(b) 7th daughter of a 7th daughter.
(c) 10th daughter of a 10th daughter.
(d) 4th daughter of a 4th daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Four Souls' mother was buried alive in a birch-bark covering connected to the world only by a breathing straw, how many days and night was she there?

2. When did Fleur stop withholding herself physically from Mauser?

3. What type of doorknob is on Mauser's bedroom door?

4. What does Polly Elizabeth use to tie Mauser to the bed?

5. In Whiskey, Love, Linoleum, on whose land does Nanapush see a road being built and he adds maple syrup to the gas tank of one of the builders?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Fleur rush to Mauser the day he had the seizure?

2. How does Mauser say that his spirit is meant to serve Fleur?

3. In Chapter 4, why does Polly Elizabeth believe she should let Fleur go, and why does Placide want Fleur to stay?

4. Why does Polly Elizabeth believe it is a shame that she and Placide are not one person?

5. How does Fleur prepare to kill Mauser?

6. Why does Polly Elizabeth regret the uniform she has made for Fleur?

7. What does Polly Elizabeth learn about how humans were mistreated when the house was built?

8. Why did some, like Nanapush, surrender to the cross and the Jesuits?

9. How does Polly Elizabeth end up caring for Fleur during her pregnancy?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Nanapush know about Mauser's history?

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