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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. Who watches Gazelle Nataways' children when she goes off with Big Joey?

2. How many children does Marie-Adele have?

3. What important event does Marie-Adele have planned in Toronto around the time of the big bingo game?

4. What happens in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1 when Zhaboonigan runs from the store?

5. Who does Emily say she would beat up if she won the big prize in bingo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Emily's friend from the biker gang? What does Emily resolve not to do because of it?

2. What happens between Marie-Adele and Nanabush at the bingo game in Toronto?

3. Why is Veronique mad when she arrives at Marie-Adele's house in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What type of clothes is Philomena wearing as she helps her sister with the roof? What happens to them?

5. How do the women learn how much money they have made through their various efforts? How much money is it?

6. How do the women learn about the biggest bingo game in the world? When is it and how much is the grand prize?

7. As the women meet to try and plan their trip to Toronto and the biggest bingo game, what do they argue about?

8. What does Emily reveal about her days in San Francisco with a biker gang? What does she say about her friend and what she is angry about?

9. What starts the argument between Emily and Veronique in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1?

10. What are Veronique's complaints about life on the reservation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character or spirit of Nanabush in the play. How is he represented? At what times does he show up during the play? How does he affect the lives of the women? Who can see him and why? Why is he important to the lives of the women? Explain how he is an important element of the play both thematically and structurally. Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the play, Pelajia talks about dreams for her future, dreams that she can see from the roof of her house. How is the expression "window to a better life" employed in this play? Why do the women yearn for a better life and in what ways can we see them searching for it through this "window?" How is this metaphor employed throughout the rest of the play? Provide examples from the play.

Essay Topic 3

Community with others is a large part of the human experience. Discuss the community within the play. Do we get a sense of community among the women? What is the most important community group for these women in the play? For example, is their physical community, where they live, as important as their personal, relationship community with each other? How does this sense of community affect the characters and how do they change throughout the play because of it? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

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