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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. What term does Miigwan use to describe Isaac's identity?
(a) Poet.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Shaman.

2. In what location did the group of men sleep after their encounter with Isaac and Miigwan?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In the loft of the cottage.
(c) In a spare room in the cottage.
(d) In a tent.

3. Which member of Frenchie's family emerges from a sweat lodge in the chapter called Found?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Brother.
(d) Father.

4. How many of the men in the group observed by Wab and Frenchie are Indians?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Miigwan explains to the group that Issac had been anxious to approach the group of how many men he and Miigwan observed near their cottage?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frenchie and the rest of the group realize that Lincoln and Travis are "traitors, Indians turning in Indians" (102) for what?

2. By what time does Frenchie's group catch up to the two men traveling parallel to their own path?

3. What is NOT a scent attributed to the cave featured in the chapter called Found?

4. In what way was Issac related to Miigwan, as revealed in Migwan's Coming-to Story?

5. Frenchie emerges from his tent in the middle of the night to find which character holding a gun on two members of Frenchie's group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are syllabics?

6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Frenchie has signs of PTSD as a result of his past experiences.

7. What action does Frenchie take for the very first time at the end of the chapter entitled The Way It All Changed?

8. Who is Isaac?

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

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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