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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 scrape the moose hide she uses for her dress?
(a) Shoulder blade.
(b) Thigh bone.
(c) Tibia.
(d) Radius.

2. How much older was Nanapush than his sister?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. In Chapter 11, who makes the parish communion wine?
(a) Sister HIldegarde Anne.
(b) Sister Minerva Louise.
(c) Sister Wilhemina Caroline.
(d) Sister Mary Catherine.

4. How much taller was Mauser during the war than most Englishmen?
(a) Head taller.
(b) 7 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) Head and shoulders taller.

5. What does Nanapush try to use for bait for a blow fly in Chapter 13?
(a) Vinegar and dish soap.
(b) Sugar water.
(c) Syrup.
(d) Raw fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day after he sets his trap does Nanapush catch something in his trap for Shesheeb?

2. What will Polly Elizabeth and Fantan do now that everything Mauser owned will be sold at auction?

3. In "If She Will Have Me Now," what does John II use for bait when he fishes?

4. How many confessions does Mauser make each month in "His Comeuppance"?

5. What do Polly Elizabeth and Mauser drink together when they discuss what Fleur knows about Mauser cutting down pine forests?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Shesheeb hurt Nanapush's sister?

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

3. How does Nanapush describe Shesheeb in Chapter 11?

4. What does Mauser plan to do when his money is gone?

5. How did Margaret's mother hide her from the agents of the government school for a time?

6. What happens when Nanpush makes a love medicine?

7. Why does Margaret not believe Nanapush's story that a star fell through the roof and her linoleum?

8. How does Margaret gather the materials for her dress?

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

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

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