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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1 when the house was being built, how many sandhill cranes were shot to eat?
(a) 120.
(b) Nearly 100.
(c) 90.
(d) About 150.

2. What trees were stripped from an island in the Gichi gami lake in Chapter 1?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Elms.
(c) Basswood.
(d) Oaks.

3. How does Fleur test the sharpness of her knife in Chapter 5?
(a) On a piece of paper.
(b) On her hair.
(c) On the hair on her arm.
(d) A tomato.

4. What trees were taken from Fleur?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Elm.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

5. Where do Polly Elizabeth and Placide move after the divorce?
(a) Grand Rapids.
(b) Chicago.
(c) St. Paul.
(d) Milwaukee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is Mauser thought to have before the doctor comes from Chicago?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Fleur have to chop to make her own roads?

3. When Under the Ground threw out her daughter's soul, into what animal did it go?

4. What nationality was the woman who left Polly Elizabeth's employ before Fleur arrived in Chapter 2?

5. Who trapped the animal that Anaquot's soul went into?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Polly Elizabeth believe she should let Fleur go, and why does Placide want Fleur to stay?

2. How does Fleur find and travel the iron road?

3. How does Fleur prepare to go into the city?

4. What does Polly Elizabeth learn about how humans were mistreated when the house was built?

5. How does Polly Elizabeth end up caring for Fleur during her pregnancy?

6. Why does Polly Elizabeth regret the uniform she has made for Fleur?

7. How does Fleur learn the ways of the house?

8. What was the making of Under the Ground?

9. Why does Peggy Elizabeth hire Fleur?

10. How does Fleur travel to the iron road?

(see the answer keys)

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