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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does one of the men call out when he detects Frenchie's presence?

2. What query does Frenchie make of Miigwan when they meet to talk in the chapter of the novel entitled Loss?

3. To what location did Miigwan bring the Council before drawing them a map for the remainder of the journey?

4. In what location did the group of men sleep after their encounter with Isaac and Miigwan?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frenchie consider to be the worst element of life after he listens to Miigwan's story?

2. Who is Isaac?

3. What aspect of the strangers' appearance puts Miigwan's group at ease in the chapter called The Other Indians and why is this fact ironic?

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. What method does Dimaline use to remind the reader that while Frenchie faces many adult problems, he is still only a teenager?

7. 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.

8. In what way does the scene involving the ceremonial jingles in Rigarou Comes Hunting connect with the novel's epigraph section?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dimaline's choice to tell the story of The Marrow Thieves using the first person point-of-view of Frenchie, with the exception of each main character's coming-to story. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Dimaline’s intended effects on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Would Dimaline’s novel The Marrow Thieves be classified as a dystopian novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Dimaline utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within The Marrow Thieves and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

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