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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. What is wrong with the bear?

2. How much money does Pauline give Fleur to play poker?

3. What is said to cause Lazarre to talk backwards?

4. How does Bernadette punish Sophie for coupling with Eli?

5. Why do some people say they are plagued by bad luck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the town of Argus like?

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

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

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

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

7. Pauline is intrigued by Fleur's effect on men from the first time they meet. How does Pauline interact with men?

8. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

9. Describe Fleur's cabin.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the degradation of the land by the lumberjacks. How is their rape of the land symbolic?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the transformation that occurs in Fleur over the course of the book. How does Fleur's loss of power mirror the waning power of the Native Americans? Does Fleur lose power during the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the similarities between Lulu and her mother. What changes those similar qualities? Why is Lulu unable to remain pure Indian? Why do you think Fleur does not return for Lulu or Nanapush?

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