love medicine chapter 4

why is this one so long

narrator of chapter 4

lulu nanapush

what school did lulu go to?

government school

why did lulu run away from school often?

she wanted to see her mother

what did lulu wear for punishment when she ran away from school?

hot-orange shame dress

who brought lulu home from the school?

her Uncle Nanapush wrote letters to bring her home

Who is Uncle Nanapush’s wife?

Margaret Kashpaw = Rushes Bear

Another name for Margaret Kashpaw

Rushes Bear

Who did Lulu Nanapush hate with a passion?

Lulu hated Rushes Bear or Margaret Kashpaw

How does Rushes Bear punish Uncle Nanapush?

by visiting the Kashpaw alottment more (which was another tribe)

Who mentions “love medicine” and what does it refer to?

Lulu asks Uncle Nanapush what his love medicine is. He says he is running on “indian time” therefore has more time to love

How does Nanapush say he lose his spirit?

He lost his spirit by a card game with Father Damien 6 years ago

Where does Nanapush say he wants to be buried?

high in a tree where he can see the government cars of the enemies coming

Nector Kashpaw and Rushes Bear relationship

Nector is Rushes Bear’s son

How does Uncle Nanapush describe the Kashpaw family?

they are poison

Who is Nector Kashpaw with now?

Marie Lazarre

How does Lulu describe Marie Lazarre?

pale and ugly

Who does Rushes Bear prefer? Marie Lazarre or Lulu Nanapush?

Lulu Nanapush even though she criticizes her every chance she gets

Who lives on the island?

Moses Pillager

* no light in his eyes
* spoke in old language

Who is Lulu Nanpush attracted to?

Moses Pillager

Relationship between Lulu Nanapush and Moses Pillager

They are cousins

Moses Pillager’s mother’s name

Nanakawepenesick = Different Thumbs

What happened to Moses during his childhood to make Nanapush wary of him?

While a disease decimated the majority of the tribe, Moses’ mother tried to fool the spirits by pretending he was already dead, a ghost. She sang his death song, made grave, etc. He became invisible and he survived.

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he was never the same again as the cure bent his mind

Where is the island located?

Matchimanito

What does Rushes Bear accuse Moses of being?

A wiindigoo since his grandfather ate his wife

What is a wiindigoo?

an evil spirit that is tied with cannibalism

Who is Morrissey?

Lulu Nanapush’s first law-married husband

What animal does Moses have a lot of on the island?

cats

What gift did Lulu bring for Moses when she arrived on the island?

She brought 12 nickels tied in a scrap of cloth. She had earned one nickel a week scrubbing the floors of a teacher.

* potatoes
* lard

who constructed Lulu’s mother’s face as well as Moses’?

Manidoog

What lie did Lulu tell Moses on the island?

Lulu told Moses that she was looking for her mother, Fleur, who was his cousin

Lulu Nanapush’s mother’s name

Fleur

what language did Moses speak?

Indian

why are Moses’ clothes on backwards? and who puts his clothes on right?

Moses’ mother put his clothes backwards to fool the spirits that he had died from the disease. Lulu puts his clothes on right

Who did Moses’ tell his real name to?

Lulu Nashpaw. She whispered it once and will never again so that the spirits don’t hear.

Why can’t Moses leave the island and return to the reservation?

He is the island

Why does Lulu ask to return to the reservation?

she is with child, pregnant

How does Moses respond to Lulu when she says she wants to leave the island?

violence; he throws her down on the ground almost harming the baby