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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. Which member of Frenchie's family once told him about Miigwan's escape from a boarding school?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

2. Where is Frenchie when he repeats Rose's native word over and over to himself in the chapter called Magic Words?
(a) In the lake.
(b) In the river.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In bed.

3. When Frenchie joins up with Miigwan and the others in his group, in which direction do they head?
(a) North.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northwest.
(d) East.

4. The Great Lakes became too polluted for use around the same time as which U.S. state slipped underwater?
(a) Florida.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Illinois.
(d) California.

5. Which member of the group always leads the others, while Chi-Boy always brings up the rear?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Miigwan.
(c) Slopper.
(d) Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tree and Zheegwon tell Frenchie that which member of Minerva's family died one winter?

2. What kinds of objects does Frenchie observe Minerva cleaning and storing for a mysterious purpose?

3. How does Rose respond after Frenchie tests the fence for electrical current himself?

4. How many months before the novel's opening did Frenchie's mother die?

5. In which direction does the group head when the chapter called The Four Winds begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the theme of appearance versus reality and how it appears within the chapter entitled Frenchie's Coming-to Story.

2. For what reason is Frenchie already familiar with Miigwan's name before they meet in Frenchie's Coming-to Story?

3. Discuss Dimaline's use of the dream motif to create a particular mood in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush.

4. Describe the central metaphor of the novel The Marrow Thieves.

5. For what reason does Dimaline sometimes include slang and profanity within the narrative?

6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Frenchie and his brother Mitch are not getting their basic needs met during the time when the novel opens.

7. What explanation do the twins Tree and Zheegwon give for the death of Minerva's son in the chapter called Back Into the Woods?

8. Who joins Miigwan's group soon after Frenchie does and how does Frenchie come to feel about this new member of the group?

9. What is the symbolism of the whistle featured in the opening chapters of The Marrow Thieves?

10. What is ironic about the circumstances of Frenchie's father Jean's disappearance?

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