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Substance Abuse In Erdrich's 'Love Medicine'
Alexander Kim, Jeffrey Monahan, Jerry Han, Ms. Medvetz, English 10 Section 13, 12/5/1
Name: __________________ Date: ________________ Section: ____________ No. ____

Love Medicine Examination

Section A: (Remember) - 5-10 minutes, (10 points, 1 points each statement)
Denote whether the below statements are true or false. If wrong, underline and fix the mistake.

Marie being stabbed through the hand is construed by Leopolda to be an act of God.

Directly after the death of her husband, Beverly Lamartine, Lulu Nanapush had sexual relations with Henry Lamartine.

Gordie and Aurelia are going to hang Zelda, but are only stopped by June bringing their mother, Marie.

Nector confronts Marie because he believes that she stole a gold chalice from the convent.
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Albertine is a self-focused narrator, who is focused more on her own actions and thoughts rather than others.

Due to his upraising, King reflects the ideals/traits that transcendentalists value the most.

Throughout Love Medicine, the majority of the novel was written from the point of view of one character

When the police arrive at King’s house, searching for Gerry Nanapush, Howard attempts to betray Gerry’s location. In the character foil between Nector and Eli, Nector is portrayed by Erdrich to be a better father than Eli.

Section B: (Understand/Analyze) - 5-10 minutes, (25 points, 5 points for each response)
Write two to three sentences each briefly addressing the implications of these events in the novel. Use attached sheet of lined

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