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

2. How many times has Nanapush seen the four season go around in "Love Snare"?

3. What percent Anishinaabeg is Nanapush?

4. In "If She Will Have Me Now," how long does Mauser think it will be before he loses everything that he cannot pry from the bankers?

5. When Margaret was caught in a snare Nanapush make in "Love Potion," who did she dream of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Polly Elizabeth and Fantan's plans in Chapter 12?

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

3. How did Shesheeb hurt Nanapush's sister?

4. When Shesheeb enchants Nanapush and makes him dance, how is the enchantment broken?

5. What sign does Polly Elizabeth see in "His Comeuppance" that something is wrong with John II?

6. How do Mauser's fortunes start to fail?

7. What happens when Nanpush makes a love medicine?

8. How does Nanapush get in trouble with Margaret in Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fantan is a valued member of Mauser’s household. Why are Mauser and Fantan so close?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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