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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. Where do the commodities come from?

3. Where does Pauline go when she leaves Bernadette?

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

5. What does Father Damien want Nanapush to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Lulu's decision to run to Nanapush and Margaret show her likeness to her mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of gambling in the lives of Native American and in the story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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