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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. Why does Pauline want to leave Argus?

2. Who are Bernadette's children?

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

4. How is Russell related to Pauline?

5. What happens the day after Fleur is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Fleur plays poker with the men? Why does she only win one dollar each night?

3. What is Pauline's plan to lure Eli away from Fleur?

4. Describe the ritual of burying the dead and sitting over them.

5. What is the result of Eli and Sophie's afternoon together?

6. Describe Fleur's cabin.

7. Discuss Fleur's drowning and her association with the water man.

8. 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)

9. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of gambling in the lives of Native American and in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of home. Margaret says the Kashpaw place is where people survive and stick together. The Pillager home seems to be plagued by turmoil and death. Why are ther different auras around each home? What do the Native Americans believe about the home and the land on which the home is built?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the turn of events that allows Pauline to enter the convent and causes Fleur to lose her family land. Is this a case of white ways vs. Indian ways? What does the situation say about the treatment of Indians by whites?

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