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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 once told him about Miigwan's escape from a boarding school?

2. Which direction did Frenchie and his brother name when they told their mother which way they would be traveling the last time they saw her?

3. In which direction does the group head when the chapter called The Four Winds begins?

4. The only other adult in Frenchie's new group besides Miigwan is which character?

5. Miigwan answers the question about good and evil by speaking about a piece of literature by which author?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reason is Frenchie already familiar with Miigwan's name before they meet in Frenchie's Coming-to Story?

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

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

5. For what reason does Dimaline sometimes include slang and profanity within the narrative?

6. Discuss Dimaline's use of the dream motif to create a particular mood in the chapter called Haunted in the Bush.

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

8. What kinds of ineffective coping methods does Miigwan discuss in the chapter entitled Story: Part One? Name three.

9. Who joins Miigwan's group soon after Frenchie does and how does Frenchie come to feel about this new member of the group?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dimaline’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Marrow Thieves.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the philosophy by which one of the main characters in the novel lives life.

Essay Topic 3

Trace the characterization arc of Frenchie’s character throughout the novel The Marrow Thieves. Discuss whether Frenchie is a round or flat character and whether Frenchie is a static or dynamic character.

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