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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. The elder is the only one in the village who owns ____.

2. When Russel and Oogruk go hunting, they take ___ harpoons.

3. What item did Russel own and used in place of dogs?

4. How old is Russel?

5. What type of oil does the elder use in his lamp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Russel's trance. What does he see?

2. Who are the Outsiders? Why are they different from the Eskimos?

3. What offer does Oogruk make to Russel? How does Russel's life change?

4. What is the warning Russel receives from his father about cooking meat?

5. Where does Russel live and with whom?

6. What does Russel admire about Oogruk?

7. What does Russel's father try to explain to the 14-year-old boy?

8. Oogruk tells Russel about the founding of the village. Who founded the village? How did things change when the people arrived?

9. Oogruk tells Russel about missing his wife, who ran off. What does Oogruk say? What is Russel's reaction?

10. Why does Russel go to Oogruk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Russel's relationship with the dogs. What is it? How and why does it change during the journey? How do they feel about each other at the beginning and the end of the journey? When do the dogs go from belonging to Oogruk to belonging to Russel?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used in several places throughout the story. Give at least three examples of foreshadowing. Explain each in depth including the purpose and information gained from the use of the technique.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Russel's father and Oogruk. Which teaches Russel the most? Who is the most influential? How does Russel feel about each?

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