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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 is the name of the Indian reserve that the women live on?
(a) Chitayagan Reserve.
(b) Sudbury Center.
(c) Nataway Mountain.
(d) Wasaychigan Hill.

2. Who appears at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Philomena.
(b) Pelajia.
(c) Annie.
(d) Emily.

3. What are Nanabush and Windigo?
(a) Saints.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Styles of bingo.
(d) Types of perfume.

4. Where are Annie and Marie-Adele going in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) To the post office.
(b) To the record store.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To the grocery store.

5. Why does Veronique's daughter become angry with herself?
(a) She can't tie Marie-Adele's shoelaces.
(b) She can't remember the name of the dog.
(c) She always wets the bed.
(d) She can't feed herself with a fork.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people laugh at Veronique's daughter?

2. What is the name of the loose woman who hangs around the strip club?

3. Which of the following best describes Veronique's daughter?

4. What is the prize for the biggest bingo in the world?

5. When Philomena comes running through the store, what is she desperate to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marie-Adele confess to Pelajia about her husband, Eugene, and their intimate life?

2. What is happening between Emily and Zhaboonigan in Act 2, Scene 8? What kind of relationship do these two characters seem to emulate?

3. Describe the anticipation of the women for the biggest bingo game in the world.

4. What happens in the encounter between Zhaboonigan and Nanabush in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1?

5. What type of clothes is Philomena wearing as she helps her sister with the roof? What happens to them?

6. Does Pelajia's first idea for getting the money to travel to Toronto for the big bingo game work? What happens?

7. How do the women learn about the biggest bingo game in the world? When is it and how much is the grand prize?

8. What does Annie come to ask Philomena for at the end of the play? Why does she want it and why do the women tease her?

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 happened to Emily's friend from the biker gang? What does Emily resolve not to do because of it?

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