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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 Chapter 1 when the house was being built, how many sandhill cranes were shot to eat?

2. How does Fleur test the sharpness of her knife in Chapter 5?

3. Before Nanapush tells the story of the making of Under the Ground, what does he remember eating to survive?

4. What color hair did Placide have when she married?

5. Who trapped the animal that Anaquot's soul went into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mauser waiting for Fleur when she comes to kill him?

2. Why does Peggy Elizabeth's household have so much laundry?

3. Why does Peggy Elizabeth hire Fleur?

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

5. What affliction takes Nanapush's people?

6. For how long does Fleur withhold herself from Mauser and why?

7. What was the making of Under the Ground?

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

9. How does Nanapush say that he and Fleur made no attempts to avoid pain?

10. How does Nanapush know Fleur's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fleur and Nanapush both struggle with alcohol. How and why do Nanapush and Fleur struggle with alcohol?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Erdrich use foreshadowing in Four Souls? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Polly Elizabeth establishes a relationship with Fleur. How and why does Polly Elizabeth establish a relationship with Fleur?

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