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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. How is French's father crippled?

2. What size is the hail French sees in his dream in Chapter 1?

3. What causes Nam to see Rose in Chapter 16?

4. Where is the last place French remembers being in Chapter 3?

5. How is Nam related to the Chief?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what is the last thing French remembers before he finds himself in the dark?

2. What news does Father Carole have in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 11, why does French think the place where he is is unlike a school?

4. What is Chi Boy's story and how did he meet Wab?

5. In Chapter 1, what does French see and feel when he wakes from his dream?

6. What dream does French have about fire and Rose in Chapter 3?

7. Why are Miig and the others woried about telling French's dad that French is gone?

8. Who did Rose live with when she was young?

9. What does Mitch know about his and French's mother?

10. What does Mitch say the early schools were like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Dimaline use chapter titles in Hunting by Stars?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in Hunting by Stars? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

A simile is a figure of speech that is used to make comparisons between things. How does the use of similes in Hunting by Stars help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of similes make the writing more interesting? What purpose do similes serve in the book?

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