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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 attempts to choke RiRi before another character runs away with her?
2. On which character do Rose and Wab turn their backs in the chapter called The Other Indians, causing Dimaline to refer to him as "a dangerous animal" (99)?
3. When the chapter entitled Finding Direction begins, Frenchie reveals that he has learned a lesson from whose story?
4. Isaac told the group of men they encountered nearby their cabin that Miigwan performed what type of service?
5. When The Potential of Change begins, it is which day of constant snow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence of nearby travelers does the group find in the chapter called The Potential of Change?
2. 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?
3. What method does Dimaline use to remind the reader that while Frenchie faces many adult problems, he is still only a teenager?
4. In what way does the scene involving the ceremonial jingles in Rigarou Comes Hunting connect with the novel's epigraph section?
5. At what moment do Miigwan and his group figure out that Travis and Lincoln are not their allies?
6. 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?
7. Using your understanding of the chapter called The Way It Changed, explain the symbolism of the venison stew mentioned in the previous chapter called The Other Indians.
8. Before hearing Miigwan's Coming-To Story, what two elements did Frenchie think were the worst possibilities in life?
9. Discuss a clue that points to a burgeoning romance between Chi-Boy and Wab.
10. In what way does the theme of grief arise within the chapter entitled The Long Stumble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the philosophy by which one of the main characters in the novel lives life.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Dimaline’s novel The Marrow Thieves. What message is Dimaline sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within The Marrow Thieves? Examine Dimaline's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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