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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 does Pauline cover herself in when she realizes she is naked?

2. What family does Lulu want to marry into?

3. What job did Nanapush once perform for the government?

4. What kindness does Fleur perform for Pauline?

5. Where does Eli go after fleeing Fleur's cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What family does the adult Lulu want to marry into? What sort of people are they?

2. Describe the man who comes to Pauline's room and their resulting conversation.

3. Describe the curing ceremony and the excitement that interrupts it.

4. Describe what happens when Fleur's baby tries to come early.

5. Describe the transformation Fleur makes after the baby's death.

6. Compare Nanapush talking to keep Lulu alive to his talking to save himself and Fleur in Chapter 1.

7. What significance is there to Pauline shedding skin every time her bandages are changed?

8. How does Nanapush try to save Pauline just as he saved Fleur and Lulu?

9. Why does Pauline panic when she and Fleur travel to the land of the dead?

10. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nanapush's ties to the land.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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