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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 emerges from a sweat lodge in the chapter called Found?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

2. What is NOT a scent attributed to the cave featured in the chapter called Found?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Sweetgrass.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Meat.

3. By what time does Frenchie's group catch up to the two men traveling parallel to their own path?
(a) 4 in the morning.
(b) 2 in the afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

4. What type of stew do Travis and Lincoln share with Frenchie's group in the chapter called The Other Indians?
(a) Duck.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Mutton.
(d) Venison.

5. On which character do Rose and Wab turn their backs in the chapter called The Other Indians, causing Dimaline to refer to him as "a dangerous animal" (99)?
(a) Cliff.
(b) RiRi.
(c) Travis.
(d) Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is NOT a quality attributed to the person who takes Frenchie's gun away from him?

4. What objects did Minerva collect over time before using them to create ceremonial jingles?

5. When The Potential of Change begins, it is which day of constant snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before hearing Miigwan's Coming-To Story, what two elements did Frenchie think were the worst possibilities in life?

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

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

4. What are syllabics?

5. What is revealed to have been the reason for the bandana-wearing group's aggressive approach?

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

7. How is the weather described at the beginning of the chapter entitled The Potential of Change and what is Dimaline's purpose for including this detail?

8. What method does Dimaline use in order to connect the loss of RiRi with the loss of Minerva?

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

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

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