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

2. What nationality was the woman who left Polly Elizabeth's employ before Fleur arrived in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 1, what grew from the blood a woman spilled when giving birth?

4. In Chapter 4, what type of dog does Polly Elizabeth get?

5. In "Figures of Captive Graces," how often does Polly Elizabeth visit with Mrs. Testor and get the latest gossip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Fleur prepare to kill Mauser?

5. What affliction takes Nanapush's people?

6. When Anaquot was sick, what happened when Under the Ground threw out one of her daughter's souls?

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

8. What happens when Fleur agrees to become Mauser's wife?

9. How does Fleur find and travel the iron road?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mauser’s house is built of the finest materials. How does Mauser steal the materials and take advantage of the laborers? What does his house reveal about privilege?

Essay Topic 2

Nanapush feels a “state of keen and busy sorrow” (75) because of his dealings with the whites. How does Nanapush have to deal with the white presence and practices? Why are the whites a negative influence?

Essay Topic 3

Nanapush is jealous. Why is Nanapush jealous of Shesheeb? How does Margaret incite his jealousy and why?

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