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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 does Pauline feel no guilt over Napoleon's death?

2. Who is the father of Pauline's child?

3. Who pronounces Pauline white and able to serve in the convent?

4. What do Fleur and Eli know about Pauline?

5. What does Pauline think God tells her to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Name the unusual penances Pauline imposes on herself. Why does she do these things to herself?

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

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

8. Describe how Fleur gets even following the attack on Nanapush and Margaret.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why you think the story is told from Nanapush and Pauline's points of view. Why is Fleur never given a voice? Why does the reader never hear from Lulu?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Eli hunting the moose and Nanapush's "help." What sort of help does Nanapush offer Eli? How is this help similar to the help Nanapush gave Eli while trying to court Fleur?

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