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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. Which of the following animals attack the corpses of the woman and children?

2. What is the name of the unconscious woman?

3. What word is often used to denote a sign of good health?

4. Russel was also aware of the father of _____.

5. Russel begins to suffer from which problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Russel's first impressions when he leaves Oogruk's house?

2. Who is the pregnant woman? What is her story? What happens with the baby?

3. After a night of rest, Russel goes back out into the wilderness. What concerns does Russel have about the dogs?

4. What does Russel notice about the dogs? What does he do?

5. Russel falls into a dream state. What does Russel see first?

6. What does Russel discover when he wakes from his first dream? What is his next step?

7. Russel watches his dream-self leave on a hunt. What does Russel see? What is his reaction?

8. Russel's dream continues. What is the next thing he sees?

9. What is the animal encountered by Russel's dream-self? What happens when the man attacks the mammoth?

10. What does Russel find in the shelter?

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

The confrontations with the bear and the woolly mammoth were scary and exciting. Why did Paulsen put Russel in these situations? Examine the encounter from the bear and mammoth's points of view. Discuss how a human might provoke an animal in the wild. Examine humans as threats to animals and their young.

Essay Topic 3

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

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