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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. By what method is Minerva traveling by the time the events of The Long Stumble begin?
2. What query does Frenchie make of Miigwan when they meet to talk in the chapter of the novel entitled Loss?
3. How many members of the group wearing bandanas in the chapter called Found are armed with crossbows?
4. How many hours did it take for the Recruiters to transport Minerva to a particular boarding school?
5. Frenchie emerges from his tent in the middle of the night to find which character holding a gun on two members of Frenchie's group?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are syllabics?
2. How many languages does Isaac speak and what are they?
3. 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?
4. How does Frenchie come to unite with one of his family members in the chapter called Found?
5. 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?
6. In what way does the theme of grief arise within the chapter entitled The Long Stumble?
7. What does Frenchie consider to be the worst element of life after he listens to Miigwan's story?
8. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Frenchie has signs of PTSD as a result of his past experiences.
9. Before hearing Miigwan's Coming-To Story, what two elements did Frenchie think were the worst possibilities in life?
10. What two goals does Frenchie name during his conversation with Miigwan at the end of the chapter called Loss?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the central purpose of the work The Marrow Thieves? What response do you think Dimaline wants from the text’s audience? How does each character support Dimaline’s purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Dimaline's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Marrow Thieves.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of The Marrow Thieves.
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