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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 Margaret use to dig for the star Nanapush says is buried in Chapter 13?
(a) Cook spoon.
(b) Hand trowel.
(c) Tin cup.
(d) Spade.

2. What did Shesheeb lash Nanapush with?
(a) Rope.
(b) Whip.
(c) Willow branch.
(d) Deerhide strips.

3. Where was Fantan from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Orleans.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what is Polly Elizabeth counting?
(a) Hats.
(b) Handkerchiefs.
(c) Ties.
(d) Gloves.

5. How long ago in Chapter 13, might the privilege of making the medicine dress have had no use for Margaret?
(a) 20 or 40 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 30 years. ago.
(d) 15 or 25 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of hide does Margaret use for her dress?

2. How old was Nanapush's sister when Shesheeb came to court her?

3. What plant does Mauser remember decorated the door of the first shelter he had during the war?

4. In Chapter 11, what bark does Nanapush gather to use to dye Margaret's dress?

5. What happened to Mauser on his wedding day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mauser's fortunes start to fail?

2. What talent does John II have?

3. What happens when Nanapush steals a keg of wine?

4. How does Nanapush describe Shesheeb in Chapter 11?

5. How is the moose killed for Margaret's dress?

6. What sign does Polly Elizabeth see in "His Comeuppance" that something is wrong with John II?

7. Why does Nanapush cut a hole in Margaret's linoleum?

8. How does Nanapush get in trouble with Margaret in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Mauser keep Fantan with him?

10. When Shesheeb enchants Nanapush and makes him dance, how is the enchantment broken?

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