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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 percent Anishinaabeg is Nanapush?

2. What does Margaret use to dye the bones for her dress?

3. In "His Comeuppance," how often does Mauser take his son to doctors?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Nanapush use to make a star?

5. On what day after he sets his trap does Nanapush catch something in his trap for Shesheeb?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why does Margaret throw a stew she makes Nanapush to the dogs?

2. How does Nanapush describe Shesheeb in Chapter 11?

3. What change does Polly Elizabeth see in Mauser in "His Comeuppance"?

4. What happens when Nanpush makes a love medicine?

5. What talent does John II have?

6. How does Margaret gather the materials for her dress?

7. How is Fleur in Mauser's presence?

8. Why does Nanapush cut a hole in Margaret's linoleum?

9. What does Nanapush do to try to explain why there is a hole in Margaret's linoleum?

10. What did Margaret see when the snare Nanapush created tightened around her neck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Erdrich use foreshadowing in Four Souls? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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

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?

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