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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. What does Nanapush save for Margaret?

3. Who takes the land money to pay the agent?

4. What does Fleur do when she learns what happened to Margaret?

5. How does Pauline hurt her hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

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

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

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

6. What secret does Eli reveal to Nanapush about Fleur and her nighttime activities?

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

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

9. Describe the reception the Pillagers give Pauline.

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 Nanapush's ties to the land.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the transformation that occurs in Fleur over the course of the book. How does Fleur's loss of power mirror the waning power of the Native Americans? Does Fleur lose power during the story?

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