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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. How many "years of hard living" (125) do the intruders see in Frenchie's face?

2. On which night of Miigwan and Issac's encounter with the group of men was Isaac captured?

3. How many stories high is the cliff located near Travis and Lincoln's camp?

4. What question does one of the men call out when he detects Frenchie's presence?

5. What is NOT a quality attributed to the person who takes Frenchie's gun away from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What are syllabics?

3. Who is Isaac?

4. At what moment do Miigwan and his group figure out that Travis and Lincoln are not their allies?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Dimaline use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Would Dimaline’s novel The Marrow Thieves be classified as a dystopian novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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