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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. Minerva's faded star blanket is rolled up with what kind of object that belonged to RiRi?

2. In what location does Frenchie see a pink boot lying by itself in the chapter called The Way it All Changed?

3. In what type of structure are Rose and Frenchie spending time when they hear someone singing?

4. Whose arm wound has been closed with duct tape by the time the chapter called The Long Stumble begins?

5. Miigwan tells the group that Isaac had been unafraid of the rumors concerning which elements?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the themes of guilt and responsibility arise in relation to Miigwan in the chapter called The Long Stumble?

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

3. What aspect of the strangers' appearance puts Miigwan's group at ease in the chapter called The Other Indians and why is this fact ironic?

4. Who is Isaac?

5. Before hearing Miigwan's Coming-To Story, what two elements did Frenchie think were the worst possibilities in life?

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

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. What evidence of nearby travelers does the group find in the chapter called The Potential of Change?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dimaline's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Marrow Thieves.

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

Choose an object from The Marrow Thieves, such as the whistle, the pink boot, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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