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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. How much money does Pauline give Fleur to play poker?
(a) Fifty cents
(b) Eight cents
(c) A quarter
(d) A dollar

2. How does Bernadette punish Sophie for coupling with Eli?
(a) Makes her drink a potion in case she is pregnant
(b) Sends her to a convent
(c) Makes her sleep in the barn
(d) Beats her with a strap

3. What does Pukwan do to the Pillager house?
(a) Dig a ditch around it
(b) Board it up
(c) Quarantine it and try to burn it down
(d) Bulldoze it

4. How is Russell related to Pauline?
(a) Cousin
(b) No relation
(c) Son
(d) Brother

5. Who are the three men Fleur plays poker with?
(a) Pete, Lily, Dutch
(b) Russell, Lily, Dutch
(c) Russell, Lily, Eli
(d) Lily, Tor, and Dutch James

Short Answer Questions

1. What saves Nanapush and Fleur from death?

2. Which man is found barely alive?

3. What killed a large number of Anishinabe in 1912?

4. What does Eli Kashpaw track into Fleur's woods?

5. Who names Fleur's child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to the government agents who go into Fleur's woods.

2. Compare and contrast Fleur and Pauline.

3. Describe how Pauline escapes from Argus.

4. Discuss why Fleur and Nanapush do not utter the names of the dead.

5. Describe Eli and how he differs in character from his own family.

6. What is the town suspicious of when Fleur returns from Argus? What signs do they use to back up the rumors?

7. Discuss the bear that appears when Lulu is born.

8. Discuss why Pauline is drawn to Fleur when the meet in Argus.

9. Explain the relationship between Fleur and Nanapush.

10. Describe Fleur's cabin.

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