Chapter 1

Reading Check

1. A consumption epidemic has decimated the Chippewa people. (Chapter 1)

2. Moses is a living Pillager cousin who has gone mad. (Chapter 1)

3. The allotment collectors who visit Fleur are driven mad. (Chapter 1)

4. The lumber industry remains unaffected by the plight of the Chippewa people. (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Nanapush rescues Fleur Pillager during the consumption epidemic. She lives with him for a while before returning to her family cabin in the woods. Lulu is Fleur Pillager’s daughter. Nanapush views Lulu as his granddaughter. (Chapter 1)

2. The villagers are unwilling to help Fleur because the Pillagers are reputed to work with nature to harm others. (Chapter 1)

3. Nanapush and Fleur suffer from a silent sickness because they are grieving their losses. (Chapter 1)

4. After being unable to burn Fleur’s family’s cabin, Edgar Pukwan dies. (Chapter 1)

Chapter 2

Reading Check

1. Men avoid Fleur because they believe she is married to the water monster, Misshepeshu. (Chapter 2)

2. Following one final card game, the butcher’s men attack and rape Fleur after she takes all the winnings.