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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. How many books did Nanpush come back with when he went to the Jesuits?

2. What trees were taken from Fleur?

3. What does the cook like to drink in the kitchen in Chapter 3 when no one else is around?

4. What was Mauser's family business?

5. In Chapter 2, what statue of an animal is at the gate of Polly Elizabeth's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Testor become Polly Elizabeth's confidante after she and her sister leave the house?

2. Why does Peggy Elizabeth hire Fleur?

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

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

5. What affliction takes Nanapush's people?

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

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

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

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

10. What was the making of Under the Ground?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Four Souls, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Fleur chooses the name Four Souls. Why does Fleur choose that name? What is communicated about names for her and her people through her choice?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Four Souls? How do these points of view and the different narrators influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

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