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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 makes Eli Nanapush's relative?
(a) Nanapush adopts him
(b) Eli is Nanapush's son
(c) Eli marries Fleur
(d) Killing the moose

2. How old is Nector when he snares Lazarre and Clarence?
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 15
(d) 10

3. What does Pauline cover herself in when she realizes she is naked?
(a) Nothing
(b) Mud and leaves
(c) A blanket from the boat
(d) Napoleon's shirt

4. What does Nanapush save for Margaret?
(a) Lulu's shoes
(b) Her cut braids
(c) A piece of meat from his plate
(d) A special scarf for her head

5. What does Nanapush tease Pauline about?
(a) Being a nun who follows the devil
(b) Smelling and urinating only twice a day
(c) Her baby
(d) Being unclean because she had sex with Napoleon

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bernadette do to help Pauline's baby be born?

2. Who prospers while the Pillagers suffer?

3. What does Fleur do when she learns what happened to Margaret?

4. Where does the man tell Pauline he will meet her?

5. What do Fleur and Eli know about Pauline?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Nanapush talking to keep Lulu alive to his talking to save himself and Fleur in Chapter 1.

2. Describe the reception the Pillagers give Pauline.

3. How does the family react to news of the government's fee for their land?

4. What significance is there to Pauline shedding skin every time her bandages are changed?

5. Describe the man who comes to Pauline's room and their resulting conversation.

6. Describe the transformation Fleur makes after the baby's death.

7. Why does Pauline panic when she and Fleur travel to the land of the dead?

8. Why is Nanapush embarrassed after the attack by Clarence and Lazarre? What does Margaret do to show that she is not mad at Nanapush?

9. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

10. What family does the adult Lulu want to marry into? What sort of people are they?

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