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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. Why does Albertine feel the government's policy of allotment was a joke?
(a) The whites only allotted barren land to Indians.
(b) The Native Americans were never allotted land.
(c) Most of the reservation land was sold to whites anyway.
(d) Most of the Native Americans left reservation land.

2. What does Nector finally feel about the geese he was going to sell?
(a) He feels they might help solve his money problems.
(b) He feels they should not have been killed.
(c) He feels they might work to his advantage.
(d) He feels they are a burden to him now.

3. Marie smiles when she hears the Dark One in the closet because:
(a) She has discovered where the other children keep their belongings.
(b) She is nervous about being caught thinking of him.
(c) She has become attuned to his presence like Sister Leopolda.
(d) She is delighted that Sister Leopolda will have to deal with him.

4. The description of Lulu's work in the kitchen-- filling pots by pointing at them, taking things from the oven that had never been put in--suggests:
(a) She has some sort of magical powers or witchcraft.
(b) She has thrown dinner together without much care.
(c) She is efficient and prepares dinner in advance.
(d) She is overworked and exhausted.

5. What does the description of the woods as shadowy and cold foreshadow?
(a) The death of Leopolda.
(b) The discovery that Nector has left her.
(c) The upcoming fight with Zelda.
(d) Marie's giving up on herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Albertine is hardly acknowledged when she arrives at home because:

2. Nector's experiences with women have:

3. Eli and Nector's partnership works because:

4. The sentence "The sun falls down the side of the world and the hill goes dark," suggests:

5. Marie finally confronts Rushes Bear because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Albertine's motivation for staying with Henry though she is afraid.

2. Consider the motif of brokenness in chapter 1. Choose two people or events, or things that are "broken" and make a connection between them.

3. Describe the character of Gerry Nanapush.

4. Describe the mood of the final day Lyman and Henry spend together.

5. Describe Marie's relationship with her children, Zelda and Gordie, when they were infants versus now that they are grown.

6. Several references in the chapter compare Marie to a fish. What are connotations of these comparisons?

7. Consider the chapter title "The Bridge." Explain the meaning you derive from this title.

8. What does the mood of the chapter suggest about Nector and Marie's future?

9. Why is Albertine's first person narrative necessary to the message of the story?

10. What does the motif of effort in chapter 6 reveal about Nector?

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