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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 kindness does Fleur perform for Pauline?

2. Who feeds Pauline fish broth?

3. Who does Pauline fight on shore?

4. What is Pauline wearing when her boat comes to shore?

5. Where does Pauline go when she leaves Bernadette?

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

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

5. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

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

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

8. Describe the reception the Pillagers give Pauline.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of home. Margaret says the Kashpaw place is where people survive and stick together. The Pillager home seems to be plagued by turmoil and death. Why are ther different auras around each home? What do the Native Americans believe about the home and the land on which the home is built?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Native American way of marrying. What is required for a man and woman to be considered husband and wife? Are there laws regarding how many wives a man may take? Why does Father Damien object so strongly to Nanapush's relationship with Margaret?

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