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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 alerts Katherine to the approaching fire in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 5, whom does Katherine leave Juno with when she leaves?

3. How long does Katherine's and Mike's journey to their new home take?

4. What kind of pie does Katherine prepare in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the Indian reservation that Mike and Katherine walk to in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mike finds Katherine after the fire, what does he do for her?

2. What Indian tradition does Mike teach Katherine about in Chapter 3?

3. What does Katherine think when she sees Mike's red uniform?

4. What natural phenomenon does Katherine witness in Athabaska? What does Mike tell her about the phenomenon?

5. Who is traveling in a train at the beginning of the novel? Where is she going?

6. Why does Katherine ask to call Mrs. Carpentier by the name Sarah?

7. What does Katherine witness in Chapter 7 which makes her want to make life better for Indian women?

8. What does Sergeant Mike suggest Katherine can use for ammunition when she goes shooting?

9. What does Atenou tell Ralph about his wisdom tooth?

10. When Katherine and Mrs. Mathers meet, how does Mrs. Mathers make a bad impression?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How might Katherine's life have been different if she had not lived in Northern Canada during this time?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the examples of imagery in the novel. What are some examples, and do they have any symbolic meaning attached to them? What sort of image do the Freedmans create of the wilderness? How does the imagery of Boston when Katherine returns there contrast with the imagery of the Northern Canadian landscape?

Essay Topic 3

The Freedmans use language and names to measure Katherine's coming-of-age story. How does Katherine's vocabulary mature as she grows? What are some examples of Native Canadian vocabulary that is introduced in the novel? What are some of the names with special meanings?

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