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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 happens to Pukwan Sr?

2. Who gives Fleur money to enter the poker game?

3. What is Nanapush's daughter's nickname?

4. How old is Pauline when she first meets Fleur?

5. Who owns the butcher shop where Fleur works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fleur's cabin.

2. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

3. Why is Pauline so fascinated with Fleur and Eli?

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

5. Describe what happens to the men who rescue Fleur from drowning.

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

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

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

9. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the difficulties of introducing a new religion, like Christianity, into a long standing religion centered on cultural traditions.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why you think the story is told from Nanapush and Pauline's points of view. Why is Fleur never given a voice? Why does the reader never hear from Lulu?

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