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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. By the point of time depicted in The Potential of Change, which character has resorted to traveling inside the wagon?
(a) RiRi.
(b) Miigwan.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Chi-Boy.

2. What sort of food does RiRi find in the lunch pail that lets the group know there are people close by?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bread.
(d) Rice.

3. What is NOT a quality attributed to the person who takes Frenchie's gun away from him?
(a) Male.
(b) Blue bandana over the face.
(c) Red bandana over the face.
(d) Dark sunglasses.

4. What term does Miigwan use to describe Isaac's identity?
(a) Poet.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Doctor.

5. What is NOT a scent attributed to the cave featured in the chapter called Found?
(a) Meat.
(b) Cedar.
(c) Sweetgrass.
(d) Tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of romantic gesture does Frenchie engage in with Rose in the chapter entitled Loss?

2. When the chapter called Rogarou Comes Hunting begins, how many days have passed since RiRi's death?

3. Which character attempts to choke RiRi before another character runs away with her?

4. In the chapter called The Long Stumble, Frenchie holds the gun until he hears sounds made by what objects?

5. What type of stew do Travis and Lincoln share with Frenchie's group in the chapter called The Other Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Isaac?

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

4. What is revealed to have been the reason for the bandana-wearing group's aggressive approach?

5. 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?

6. How many languages does Isaac speak and what are they?

7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Frenchie has signs of PTSD as a result of his past experiences.

8. What is the symbolism of the ceremonial jingles?

9. 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?

10. Using your understanding of the chapter called The Way It Changed, explain the symbolism of the venison stew mentioned in the previous chapter called The Other Indians.

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