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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. How many confessions does Mauser make each month in "His Comeuppance"?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 14, what color spots does Margaret remember she saw when she was in the snare?

5. Where does Nanapush's life's enemy Shesheeb set up his house in "Love Snare"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Polly Elizabeth get involved with the expenditures of the house in Chapter 10?

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

3. How did Shesheeb hurt Nanapush's sister?

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

5. How is Fleur in Mauser's presence?

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

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

8. How is the moose killed for Margaret's dress?

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

10. What happens when Nanpush makes a love medicine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Erdrich use more metaphors or similes in Four Souls? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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