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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. Miigwan signals to Frenchie that the group wearing bandanas is responsible for the carvings in what object?
(a) A box.
(b) A trunk.
(c) A bed.
(d) A tree.

2. Isaac spoke English and which other language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Cree.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

3. Whose arm wound has been closed with duct tape by the time the chapter called The Long Stumble begins?
(a) Miigwan's.
(b) Chi-Boy's.
(c) Minerva's.
(d) Tree's.

4. What query does Frenchie make of Miigwan when they meet to talk in the chapter of the novel entitled Loss?
(a) If he has any hope left.
(b) If he is okay.
(c) If he needs anything.
(d) If he is sick.

5. Which one of Frenchie's five senses first alerts him to the presence of intruders in the chapter called Found?
(a) Sound.
(b) Sight.
(c) Smell.
(d) Touch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of food does RiRi find in the lunch pail that lets the group know there are people close by?

2. 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?

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

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

5. How many "years of hard living" (125) do the intruders see in Frenchie's face?

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 in order to connect the loss of RiRi with the loss of Minerva?

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

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

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

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

9. What are syllabics?

10. 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?

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