Q01of 10
What is Hiawatha's stated purpose for fasting, as established in the poem's opening lines?
Q02of 10
Which of the following best describes the overall structure of 'Hiawatha's Fasting'?
Q03of 10
On the first three days of fasting, Hiawatha encounters animals, plants, and fish, then cries the same despairing line each time. What literary technique does this repeated outcry illustrate?
Q04of 10
When Mondamin first appears on the fourth day, he is dressed 'in garments green and yellow' with 'plumes of green' and 'golden' hair. What do these details foreshadow?
Q05of 10
Which figure comes to Hiawatha on the seventh day bearing food, and what is her relationship to him?
Q06of 10
The simile 'Like a red and burning cinder / From the hearth of the Great Spirit' describes which image in the poem?
Q07of 10
What role does the heron (Shuh-shuh-gah) play throughout the wrestling episodes?
Q08of 10
What is the central theme of 'Hiawatha's Fasting'?
Q09of 10
In the poem's final section, the line 'As he once had stripped the wrestler' refers to Hiawatha stripping husks from the harvested corn. What literary device is at work here?
Q10of 10
How does Mondamin describe his own coming and going when he returns on subsequent nights?
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