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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 2, when did Placide realize she was a painter?

2. In what direction did the door of Under the Ground's house open?

3. In color balls of light do some souls travel?

4. When hot water is needed for the doctor's treatments in Chapter 4, who brings it upstairs?

5. In Chapter 2, what pattern is on a cushioned chair in the Fleur's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peggy Elizabeth hire Fleur?

2. How does Fleur learn the ways of the house?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Fleur prepare to kill Mauser?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What are the two climaxes in the story? Why is there a physical and a spiritual climax in Four Souls?

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