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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. Isaac spoke English and which other language?

2. Which one of Frenchie's five senses first alerts him to the presence of intruders in the chapter called Found?

3. At what time of day does Frenchie climb a tree to observe the men Wab had seen earlier?

4. To what location does Frenchie go after he leaves the company of Rose in the chapter called Loss?

5. What was Isaac's nickname for Miigwan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Isaac?

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

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

5. What two goals does Frenchie name during his conversation with Miigwan at the end of the chapter called Loss?

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

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

8. 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?

9. In what way does the theme of grief arise within the chapter entitled The Long Stumble?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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