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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. Where are the men found after the tornado?

2. What does Pauline compare Mary Pepewas' death to?

3. What is Lazarre's first name?

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

5. Who names Fleur's child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fleur's cabin.

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

3. Describe what Bernadette does for a living.

4. What is the town of Argus like?

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

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

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

8. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and then discuss the night Fleur's second child is born. What happens to cause Fleur to go into premature labor? Is there significance to the fact that Pauline is present when Fleur goes into labor? What role does Pauline play in the life or death of the child?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Moses Pillager and his way of life. How does Moses' life best resemble the simple ways of pure Native Americans?

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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