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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. Why does Margaret want to help with the birth of Fleur's child?

2. What happens the day after Fleur is attacked?

3. Who is Russell's stepfather?

4. What do people say about Pauline?

5. Who does Pauline attempt to have a relationship with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pauline's plan to lure Eli away from Fleur?

2. Describe what happens to the men who rescue Fleur from drowning.

3. Describe how Fleur lives at Matchimanito after Nanapush revives her from the sickness.

4. Describe what happens to the government agents who go into Fleur's woods.

5. Who is Margaret and what role does she begin to play in the story?

6. Discuss Pukwan Sr.'s fear and frustration at Fleur's cabin.

7. Describe how Pauline escapes from Argus.

8. What is Nanapush's impression of Pauline?

9. What is the town suspicious of when Fleur returns from Argus? What signs do they use to back up the rumors?

10. Pauline is intrigued by Fleur's effect on men from the first time they meet. How does Pauline interact with men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the difficulties of introducing a new religion, like Christianity, into a long standing religion centered on cultural traditions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the degradation of the land by the lumberjacks. How is their rape of the land symbolic?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the transformation that occurs in Fleur over the course of the book. How does Fleur's loss of power mirror the waning power of the Native Americans? Does Fleur lose power during the story?

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