| 1. | Describe the life of a voyageur. Would you like it? Why or why not? |
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| 2. | How did Pierre change during the course of the story? |
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| 3. | Pierre readily gives his salary advance to his family. Do you think children were more selfless then than they are now? |
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| 4. | How does LaLond's death affect Pierre? |
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| 5. | Why do you think the author chose "The Broken Blade" as the title of this book? |
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| 6. | Did you like the ending? |
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| 7. | What kind of research did the author have to do to write this story? |
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