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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. Who does Pauline fight on shore?

2. Who does Eli say is the father of Fleur's second child?

3. Who does Father Damien bring to Nanapush's?

4. What do Fleur and Eli bury the baby in?

5. What is the poison that afflicts the reservation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Nanapush helps Eli hunt.

3. Describe the curing ceremony and the excitement that interrupts it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the turn of events that allows Pauline to enter the convent and causes Fleur to lose her family land. Is this a case of white ways vs. Indian ways? What does the situation say about the treatment of Indians by whites?

Essay Topic 3

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

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