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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 character joins the group soon after Frenchie does in the chapter called Story Part One?

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. How many people in total are part of the group once Frenchie joins it in the chapter called The Fire?

4. What word does Rose speak the first time Frenchie realizes that she "has language" (34) she has been learning from Minerva?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What explanation do the twins Tree and Zheegwon give for the death of Minerva's son in the chapter called Back Into the Woods?

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

4. Provide evidence from the chapter called The Four Winds to prove that Frenchie's group has rites and traditions.

5. What is ironic about the circumstances of Frenchie's father Jean's disappearance?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why Dimaline instills three different humanist messages into 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

Examine the role of family within the text The Marrow Thieves. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Dimaline use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

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