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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 is used to make a beard for Polly Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

2. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Polly Elizabeth sip?

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

4. Who does Margaret visit that makes her want a floor covering like they have?

5. What does Fleur have to kill in Chapter 1 when she steals a pair of boots?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What affliction takes Nanapush's people?

3. How does Nanapush know Fleur's story?

4. How does Fleur prepare to go into the city?

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

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

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

8. What does Fleur do when John Mauser has a seizure?

9. How does Fleur prepare to kill Mauser?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fleur helps Mauser and heals him. How and why does Fleur help Mauser and heal him?

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

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?

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