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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Frenchie's family never came back from the council's last-ditch effort to make their concerns known to the government?

2. When Frenchie asks the cause of death for Minerva's family member, what malady do the twins name?

3. The members of Miigwan's group all develop a nasty cough at the beginning of which season?

4. In what type of container did Wab's captors keep her locked as she was tortured and raped for a series of days?

5. When Frenchie joins up with Miigwan and the others in his group, in which direction do they head?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the epigraph section of the novel prepare the reader for the text's focus on one particular theme?

2. In the chapter called Story Part 2, Miigwan continues telling a story he began telling on the night of whose arrival?

3. What shared goal is agreed upon by Frenchie and Rose by the end of the chapter entitled Magic Words?

4. What is the symbolism of the whistle featured in the opening chapters of The Marrow Thieves?

5. What is the significance of the chapter title A Plague of Madness?

6. Discuss the theme of appearance versus reality and how it appears within the chapter entitled Frenchie's Coming-to Story.

7. Describe the central metaphor of the novel The Marrow Thieves.

8. When the chapter called A Plague of Madness begins, there has not been a Recruiter sighting for how long?

9. In what way does Dimaline differentiate between Wab and the rest of the group in the chapter entitled A Plague of Madness?

10. With which character does Frenchie begin to spend more time in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the central purpose of the work The Marrow Thieves? What response do you think Dimaline wants from the text’s audience? How does each character support Dimaline’s purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of The Marrow Thieves.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dimaline's choice to tell the story of The Marrow Thieves using the first person point-of-view of Frenchie, with the exception of each main character's coming-to story. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Dimaline’s intended effects on the reader?

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