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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 Fleur place in the tree above the box containing her dead baby?

2. Who is blamed for Napoleon's death?

3. What do the boys do to Margaret?

4. What family does Lulu want to marry into?

5. What happens whenever Pauline's dressings are changed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how Nanapush and Margaret are captured by Clarence and Lazarre.

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

6. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

7. Describe what happens when Fleur and Pauline leave the cabin with the dead baby.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Fleur and Nanapush. Are they family in a traditional sense? What makes them family? Why do they have such a strong bond?

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