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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. In Mauser's lumbering days, what type of tree was dropped on him, but he survived?

2. When Shesheeb was married to Nanapush's sister, where did he burn her with a burning stick?

3. How many times has Nanapush seen the four season go around in "Love Snare"?

4. What does Margaret say that Shesheeb can turn himself into in Chapter 11?

5. What type of pits would Margaret's grandmother suck on constantly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nanapush describe Shesheeb in Chapter 11?

2. What sign does Polly Elizabeth see in "His Comeuppance" that something is wrong with John II?

3. What happens when Nanapush steals a keg of wine?

4. Why does Polly Elizabeth get involved with the expenditures of the house in Chapter 10?

5. How does Nanapush get in trouble with Margaret in Chapter 11?

6. Why does Margaret not believe Nanapush's story that a star fell through the roof and her linoleum?

7. What happens when Nanpush makes a love medicine?

8. What talent does John II have?

9. Why does Mauser keep Fantan with him?

10. What change does Polly Elizabeth see in Mauser in "His Comeuppance"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nanapush feels a “state of keen and busy sorrow” (75) because of his dealings with the whites. How does Nanapush have to deal with the white presence and practices? Why are the whites a negative influence?

Essay Topic 2

Nanapush and Shesheeb have been enemies since they were infants. How have Nanapush and Shesheeb been life-long enemies? Why does Nanapush hate Shesheeb so deeply?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Erdrich use foreshadowing in Four Souls? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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