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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. To what location does Frenchie go after he leaves the company of Rose in the chapter called Loss?
(a) To the brook.
(b) To the bonfire.
(c) To the meadow.
(d) To Miigwan's tent.

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

3. What term does Miigwan use to describe the written language he shows to Frenchie?
(a) Syllabics.
(b) Etchings.
(c) Hieroglyphics.
(d) Symbols.

4. With which character's death is the pink boot associated?
(a) Tree's.
(b) RiRi's.
(c) Wab's.
(d) Miigwan's.

5. Isaac and Miigwan arrived at their cottage in which season with the intention of staying for the next several seasons?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose arm wound has been closed with duct tape by the time the chapter called The Long Stumble begins?

2. Frenchie states that he feels different since he took what action?

3. In the chapter called Finding Direction, Frenchie learns that loss is a fate worse than what?

4. In what location did the group of men sleep after their encounter with Isaac and Miigwan?

5. Miigwan tells the group that Isaac had been unafraid of the rumors concerning which elements?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are syllabics?

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

3. 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?

4. How many languages does Isaac speak and what are they?

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

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

7. What evidence of nearby travelers does the group find in the chapter called The Potential of Change?

8. At what moment do Miigwan and his group figure out that Travis and Lincoln are not their allies?

9. Discuss a clue that points to a burgeoning romance between Chi-Boy and Wab.

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

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