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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 type of floor does Margaret want in her cabin?

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

3. What color are the rocks along the path that leads to Margaret and Nanapush's cabin?

4. When did Fleur stop withholding herself physically from Mauser?

5. What does Mauser bite when Polly Elizabeth puts her finger to check his breathing in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, what does Nanapush know about Mauser's history?

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

5. How is Polly Elizabeth's presence at the house accepted after the baby is born?

6. What does Polly Elizabeth learn about how humans were mistreated when the house was built?

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

8. How does Nanapush know Fleur's story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nanapush realizes that happiness is fleeting. Why does Nanapush realize that happiness is fleeting? Why does he believe that happiness cannot be pursued and captured?

Essay Topic 2

Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Erdrich use chapter titles in Four Souls?

Essay Topic 3

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

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