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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 the name of the monster in the lake?

2. Who is Eli's brother?

3. How many days do people travel the death road?

4. How is Russell related to Pauline?

5. What is Lazarre's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fleur's cabin.

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

3. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

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

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

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. Compare and contrast Fleur and Pauline.

9. Describe the storm that flattens most of Argus.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nanapush's ties to the land.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Fleur's character. Does she change from beginning to end? How? What causes any changes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difference in generation. Nector is compared to Eli, Lulu to Fleur. What changes from older to younger? What do those changes mean for the Native Americans?

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