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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. Where does Emily say she will take Zhaboonigan if she wins the big prize in bingo?

2. Where does Veronique indicate that Marie-Adele is going where she can't take care of her kids?

3. What does Annie remind Emily that she will lose if she goes to the big bingo game in Toronto?

4. Why does Veronique's daughter become angry with herself?

5. Where does Annie want to move if she wins at bingo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pelajia say in her eulogy for Marie-Adele?

2. Why is Pelajia upset with Annie in Act 1, Scene 1? What is Annie's response?

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

4. In the van on their way to Toronto, what fears does Marie-Adele express about Annie considering anything should happen to Marie-Adele?

5. What happens between Emily and Zhaboonigan at the end of Act 2, Scene 6? Are you surprised by this?

6. 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?

7. What does Annie come to ask Philomena for at the end of the play? Why does she want it and why do the women tease her?

8. What does Veronique tell Marie-Adele is happening in Toronto and what do the women then plan?

9. What is Nanabush's role in the scene as the women meet to plan their trip to Toronto?

10. What does Zhaboonigan try to do as Marie-Adele is being led away with Nanabush? Why do you think she tries to do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play seems to center around the game of bingo. Describe the role of bingo in this play. What is the importance of the game of bingo? Why are the characters so obsessed with winning the big prize in bingo? What does bingo mean for the women in the play? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning of the title "The Rez Sisters." Why does the author use the term "rez" in the title? Where else do we see the term "The Rez Sisters" referred to in the play? How does this connect with the title of the story and the story itself? Are any of the women in the play related or sisters? What could the author be trying to portray by calling the women sisters, other than in a familial relationship sense?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plight of the women on the reserve. Is life harder for the women? What are their chief complaints? Why would it be harder for women than men? How do these women deal with the hardships of life? Give examples using the text.

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