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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 Pauline wearing when her boat comes to shore?

2. Where do the commodities come from?

3. Who raises Marie?

4. What does Pauline name her daughter?

5. What does Eli give to Lulu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pauline's reasons for going to Lake Matchimanito one last time. What is her purpose and who is she waiting for?

2. How does Pauline feel about Christ at the start of the chapter?

3. Why do you think Pauline is happy about the Indians losing their lands?

4. Describe the reception the Pillagers give Pauline.

5. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

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

7. Why is Nanapush embarrassed after the attack by Clarence and Lazarre? What does Margaret do to show that she is not mad at Nanapush?

8. How is Eli successful in getting Fleur to give him affection again?

9. Describe how Pauline's hands are wounded for the first time.

10. How does the family react to news of the government's fee for their land?

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 Pauline's image of herself as a martyr. Are her feelings justified? If so, by what? Is Pauline suffering from delusions of grandeur? Is Pauline suffering from delusions of grandeur? Support your position with evidence from the text.

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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