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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter called The Long Stumble, Frenchie holds the gun until he hears sounds made by what objects?
(a) Thunder claps.
(b) Screams.
(c) Chirping birds.
(d) Whistles.

2. The cottage to which Isaac and Miigwan went had been a hunting camp belonging to which member of Isaac's family?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Aunt.

3. What what type of weapon is Travis killed at the end of the chapter called The Way it All Changed?
(a) A knife.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A gun.
(d) A hatchet.

4. Miigwan tells the group that Isaac had been unafraid of the rumors concerning which elements?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Experiments.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Executions.

5. In what type of vehicle did the Recruiters take Issac away on the night of his capture?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A jeep.
(c) A tank.
(d) A van.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of structure are Rose and Frenchie spending time when they hear someone singing?

2. In which location does Frenchie NOT feel physical pain associated with the loss of his parents?

3. What is NOT a quality attributed to the person who takes Frenchie's gun away from him?

4. Frenchie recalls his parents sending him, along with his brother, to live near Lake Huron with which of the boys' relatives?

5. At the end of the chapter entitled Rogarou Comes Hunting, Frenchie says that he is going after Minerva instead of traveling in which direction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the weather described at the beginning of the chapter entitled The Potential of Change and what is Dimaline's purpose for including this detail?

2. What evidence of nearby travelers does the group find in the chapter called The Potential of Change?

3. In what way does the theme of grief arise within the chapter entitled The Long Stumble?

4. What method does Dimaline use in order to connect the loss of RiRi with the loss of Minerva?

5. In what way does Dimaline use sensory details to indicate the presence or lack of safety in the narrative?

6. At what moment do Miigwan and his group figure out that Travis and Lincoln are not their allies?

7. How do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in relation to Miigwan in the chapter called The Long Stumble?

8. Which character is described as a "dangerous animal" (99) in the chapter called The Other Indians and for what purpose does Dimaline use the metaphor?

9. What two goals does Frenchie name during his conversation with Miigwan at the end of the chapter called Loss?

10. What are syllabics?

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