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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 do the men attack Fleur?

2. What is wrong with the bear?

3. What is the baby's name?

4. What happens the day after Fleur is attacked?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss why Pauline is drawn to Fleur when the meet in Argus.

2. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

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

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

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

6. What is Nanapush's impression of Pauline?

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

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

9. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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