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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. Jean tells Frenchie that Minerva is being held in which location?

2. Isaac told the group of men they encountered nearby their cabin that Miigwan performed what type of service?

3. In what type of vehicle did the Recruiters take Issac away on the night of his capture?

4. Which character takes possession of Minerva's faded star blanket after her death?

5. How many hours did it take for the Recruiters to transport Minerva to a particular boarding school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does Dimaline use to remind the reader that while Frenchie faces many adult problems, he is still only a teenager?

2. Discuss a clue that points to a burgeoning romance between Chi-Boy and Wab.

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

4. In what way does the scene involving the ceremonial jingles in Rigarou Comes Hunting connect with the novel's epigraph section?

5. What action does Frenchie take for the very first time at the end of the chapter entitled The Way It All Changed?

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

7. How does Frenchie come to unite with one of his family members in the chapter called Found?

8. What method does Dimaline use in order to connect the loss of RiRi with the loss of Minerva?

9. What does Frenchie consider to be the worst element of life after he listens to Miigwan's story?

10. Who is Isaac?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the function of Minerva's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Dimaline in depicting Minerva and include in your discussion the reasons that Dimaline portrays Minerva in these particular ways.

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