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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. By the point of time depicted in The Potential of Change, which character has resorted to traveling inside the wagon?
(a) Miigwan.
(b) RiRi.
(c) Minerva.
(d) Chi-Boy.

2. The cottage to which Isaac and Miigwan went had been a hunting camp belonging to which member of Isaac's family?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Mother.
(d) Grandfather.

3. How many stories high is the cliff located near Travis and Lincoln's camp?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

5. When The Potential of Change begins, it is which day of constant snow?
(a) The 12th.
(b) The 3rd.
(c) The 20th.
(d) The 5th.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location does Frenchie go after he leaves the company of Rose in the chapter called Loss?

2. How many hours did it take for the Recruiters to transport Minerva to a particular boarding school?

3. When the chapter called Rogarou Comes Hunting begins, how many days have passed since RiRi's death?

4. How many of the men in the group observed by Wab and Frenchie are Indians?

5. What question does one of the men call out when he detects Frenchie's presence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are syllabics?

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

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

4. What two goals does Frenchie name during his conversation with Miigwan at the end of the chapter called Loss?

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

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

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

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

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

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