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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. How many stories high is the location called Four Winds?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What kinds of objects does Frenchie observe Minerva cleaning and storing for a mysterious purpose?
(a) Tin can lids.
(b) Fingernail clippings.
(c) Paper clips.
(d) Bottle caps.

3. Wab tells the group that she saw how many men in the woods, one of whom she knew?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. What type of creature does Frenchie decide not to kill in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush?
(a) A deer.
(b) An elk.
(c) A bear.
(d) A moose.

5. There has not been a sighting of a Recruiter for what length of time by the events depicted in A Plague of Madness?
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Great Lakes became too polluted for use around the same time as which U.S. state slipped underwater?

2. Which character is about to test the fence around Four Winds for electrical current when Frenchie steps in instead?

3. Which character asks the group a question about the innate goodness or evil of humankind?

4. Which character is NOT featured in the nightmares Frenchie describes in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What shared goal is agreed upon by Frenchie and Rose by the end of the chapter entitled Magic Words?

2. For what reason does Dimaline include an allusion to Albert Camus in

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

4. What is the symbolism of the freezer featured in Wab's Coming-to Story?

5. With which character does Frenchie begin to spend more time in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush?

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

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

8. In what way does the epigraph section of the novel prepare the reader for the text's focus on one particular theme?

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

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

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