3. Where are the men found after the tornado?
(a) Locked in the meat locker
(b) Flung across town
(c) Stuck in a tree
(d) Shut in the outhouse

4. What is windigo?
(a) Crazy
(b) The name of the lake monster
(c) Another tribe of Indian
(d) The sickness that killed Fleur's family

5. What happens to Pukwan Sr?
(a) He jumps in the lake and drowns
(b) He crawls into bed and dies
(c) He goes crazy
(d) He moves to Argus

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people say caused the trouble in the village?

2. In what direction are the faces of Fleur's dead family turned?

3. What do the people talk about when Fleur returns?

4. Nanapush says the people were led astray by?

5. Nanapush warns Fleur that what will happen to the land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Fleur lives at Matchimanito after Nanapush revives her from the sickness.

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

3. Discuss Pukwan Sr.'s fear and frustration at Fleur's cabin.

4. Who is Margaret and what role does she begin to play in the story?

5. How does Nanapush's speech to Lulu about the things he has seen and done in his life encompass the entire history of the Native American? (1st full paragraph on page 2)

6. Explain the relationship between Fleur and Nanapush.

7. Why does Nanapush refuse to give his name to Father Damien, the Captain or the government agent?

8. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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