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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child Lulu discovered:

2. The incident that convinces Lipsha to make the love medicine is:

3. Lulu enters her burning house because:

4. Henry continues to tell himself to "advise restraint" throughout the evening in order to:

5. Gerry is difficult for Dot to hide because:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard R. Grant said, "The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose." Choose three characters from the novel whose identity is revealed through purpose and write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Grant's statement.

Essay Topic 2

Erdrich describes many vehicles throughout the novel, often using them to define characters or lifestyles. Choose 3 characters whose vehicles are described in Love Medicine, and explore their representation of characters of events. What ideas does Erdrich reveal through the vehicles her characters own or drive?

Essay Topic 3

The novel's title, Love Medicine, is also the title of one of the chapters within. Consider Erdrich's reasons for choosing the chapter title to represent the whole novel. In your essay, defend or reject Erdrich's choice for the novel using evidence from the text to support your argument.

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