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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Nanabush and Windigo?
(a) Styles of bingo.
(b) Saints.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Types of perfume.

2. What is the phrase Philomena uses to describe herself being hurt?
(a) "My leg is bleeding very badly."
(b) "It feels like I'm laying on pins and needles."
(c) "There's something rattling around inside me."
(d) "There is something crawling on my skin."

3. Where does Veronique tell Marie-Adele she has seen Emily Dictionary going?
(a) To the bank.
(b) To Big Joey's.
(c) To the grocery store.
(d) To Toronto.

4. What is Marie-Adele throwing at a seagull?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Stones.
(d) Tomatoes.

5. Which appliance does Veronique complain doesn't work at her house?
(a) Her stove.
(b) Her freezer.
(c) Her microwave.
(d) Her refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emily Dictionary's real last name?

2. In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3, Part 2, where does Annie run out of with the mail?

3. What women's group was Emily involved with in San Francisco?

4. How many punches does it take for Emily to knock Big Joey out?

5. What is the name of the Indian reserve that the women live on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about the character of Marie-Adele in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Describe the anticipation of the women for the biggest bingo game in the world.

3. As Pelajia is on her roof in the final scene of the play, she again imagines a better life on the reserve. What role does she say she wish she had and how does she say life would be better because of it?

4. Describe the encounter between Marie-Adele and Nanabush at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2.

5. Why does Pelajia give her hammer to Emily as the women get together to discuss their trip to Toronto?

6. What is the argument between Veronique and Emily concerning Zhaboonigan about?

7. Describe the scene where Annie and Emily are singing at the bar.

8. What happens when the women get frustrated after they aren't successful at the bingo game?

9. What is Emily Dictionary's accusation of Veronique regarding Zhaboonigan? How does the woman respond?

10. What is Annie's response to Marie-Adele's fears over what might happen after Marie-Adele's death?

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