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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the dogs come from?
(a) Mackenzie River.
(b) Eastern Delta.
(c) Northern Territories.
(d) Silver Valley.

2. The elder is what type of person?
(a) Sherpa.
(b) Witch doctor.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Medicine Man.

3. How many dogs were used by Russel on the first outing?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

4. What was Russel's father's favorite flower?
(a) Clematis.
(b) Roses.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Daisies.

5. What type of water creature is often part of the family meal?
(a) Shark.
(b) Walrus.
(c) Whale.
(d) Seal.

6. Russel's slippers were made from which material?
(a) Wool.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Felt.
(d) Plastic.

7. What was the best part of the animal to eat?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Chop.
(c) Tenderloin.
(d) Flank.

8. What type of oil does the elder use in his lamp?
(a) Vegetable.
(b) Plant.
(c) Seal.
(d) Whale.

9. What does Russel take to the elder?
(a) Beads.
(b) Furs.
(c) Goat's milk.
(d) Caribou heads.

10. What is the name of the man who could sing to the birds?
(a) Glinnick.
(b) Bartok.
(c) Oogruk.
(d) Ulgavik.

11. Russel had never eaten which part of the Caribou?
(a) Tenderloin.
(b) Flank.
(c) Legs.
(d) Eyes.

12. According to the old man, what should one do after killing an animal?
(a) Thank it.
(b) Hide it.
(c) Atone.
(d) Pray.

13. What color is animal fat?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Clear.

14. Russel offers to give his ___ to the old man but Oogruk refuses.
(a) Hat.
(b) Boots.
(c) Gun.
(d) Parka.

15. Unlike other people in the village, Russel did not do which of the following?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Teach Sunday school.
(d) Swim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Russel's last name?

2. Which adjective best describes the dogs?

3. What animal was used to make Russel's outerparka?

4. How many of the shaman's wives died?

5. How old is Russel?

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