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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. What do the people talk about when Fleur returns?

2. What does Clarence steal from the church?

3. What is the baby's name?

4. Which man is found barely alive?

5. Nanapush is considered an elder but is only how old?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Fleur's drowning and her association with the water man.

3. Describe the storm that flattens most of Argus.

4. What is the result of Eli and Sophie's afternoon together?

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

6. Why do you think Fleur plays poker with the men? Why does she only win one dollar each night?

7. Describe how Nanapush saves Moses from the sickness.

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

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

10. Compare and contrast Fleur and Pauline.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nanapush's ties to the land.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Moses Pillager and his way of life. How does Moses' life best resemble the simple ways of pure Native Americans?

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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