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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. What did the woman Veronique complains about recently receive?
(a) Winnings from the lottery.
(b) A working stove.
(c) A secondhand car.
(d) A new house.

2. What emotional state is Veronique in when she comes to see Marie-Adele?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is angry.

3. What is the name of the strip club on the reservation?
(a) Horny Hal's.
(b) Little Max's.
(c) Big Sam's.
(d) Big Joey's.

4. Who is Marie-Adele?
(a) Emily's daughter.
(b) Philomena's aunt.
(c) Annie's sister.
(d) Pelajia's mother.

5. What is the prize for the biggest bingo in the world?
(a) Five hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Twenty-five hundred dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Marie-Adele's important event in Toronto fall on?

2. Where does Pelajia tell her sister that she wants to go?

3. Who does Emily say she would beat up if she won the big prize in bingo?

4. What is in the package that Annie receives from her daughter, besides a letter?

5. What does Zhaboonigan's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conversation between Emily and Annie while Annie is driving the van to Toronto?

2. How does Pelajia get the women's attention as they are bantering about the big bingo game? What does she want to get their attention for?

3. During Act 1, Scene3, Part 2, Emily Dictionary does a lot of teasing. Who does she specifically pick on and what does she tease them about?

4. Annie is picked to be the first driver on the trip to Toronto. What is Annie's driving like in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1, what does Annie tell Emily she was not able to find out? What do they resolve to do?

6. Describe the scene where Annie and Emily are singing at the bar.

7. What is going on with Annie at the end of the play after the bingo game?

8. Describe the opening scene of the play.

9. What does Zhaboonigan try to do as Marie-Adele is being led away with Nanabush? Why do you think she tries to do this?

10. What is Nanabush's role in the scene as the women meet to plan their trip to Toronto?

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