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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 members of the group wearing bandanas in the chapter called Found are armed with crossbows?
(a) 2.
(b) 22.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. Frenchie recalls his parents sending him, along with his brother, to live near Lake Huron with which of the boys' relatives?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

3. Which character recognizes Wab when they encounter one another in the chapter called The Other Indians?
(a) Tree.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Rose.
(d) Travis.

4. At the end of the chapter entitled Rogarou Comes Hunting, Frenchie says that he is going after Minerva instead of traveling in which direction?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

5. In the chapter called Finding Direction, Frenchie learns that loss is a fate worse than what?
(a) Death.
(b) Hell.
(c) A wasted life.
(d) Boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the chapter entitled Finding Direction begins, Frenchie reveals that he has learned a lesson from whose story?

2. Which character strokes Wab's hair while Frenchie observes the two lovers while going unnoticed?

3. At the end of the chapter entitled Loss, Frenchie tells Miigwan, "We'll get Minerva" (134). He adds that their group will take what action against Minerva's captors?

4. Minerva's faded star blanket is rolled up with what kind of object that belonged to RiRi?

5. Who kills Travis at the end of the chapter entitled The Way it All Changed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does Dimaline use to remind the reader that while Frenchie faces many adult problems, he is still only a teenager?

2. In what way does the theme of grief arise within the chapter entitled The Long Stumble?

3. In what way does the scene involving the ceremonial jingles in Rigarou Comes Hunting connect with the novel's epigraph section?

4. How do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in relation to Miigwan in the chapter called The Long Stumble?

5. In what way does Dimaline use sensory details to indicate the presence or lack of safety in the narrative?

6. Who is Isaac?

7. Which character is described as a "dangerous animal" (99) in the chapter called The Other Indians and for what purpose does Dimaline use the metaphor?

8. How does Frenchie come to unite with one of his family members in the chapter called Found?

9. What does Frenchie consider to be the worst element of life after he listens to Miigwan's story?

10. 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?

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