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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is said that a shaman can make ____ talk.
(a) Water.
(b) Stones.
(c) Animals.
(d) Stars.

2. What is the name of the elder consulted by Russel?
(a) Antonuck.
(b) Grennick.
(c) Oogruk.
(d) Bibick.

3. How many of the shaman's wives died?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What is an ulu?
(a) Fishing pole.
(b) Dog.
(c) Boot.
(d) Knife.

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

6. What is the name of the fastener used to hold the dogs together?
(a) Rope.
(b) Tether.
(c) Lash.
(d) Gangline.

7. What is supposedly contained in raw seal meat?
(a) Worms.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Parasites.
(d) Larvae.

8. Oogruk says that before there was/were ______, animals "felt different about dying."
(a) Fire.
(b) Outsiders.
(c) Guns.
(d) Electricity.

9. Which adjective best describes the dogs?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Feral.
(c) Mean.
(d) Submissive.

10. How many wives has the elder had?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. The area in which Russel lived often experienced long ____.
(a) Droughts.
(b) Seasons.
(c) Summers.
(d) Nights.

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

13. Russel and his father spent the Winter months in which type of house?
(a) Commune.
(b) Government.
(c) Igloo.
(d) Lean-to.

14. When Russel and Oogruk go hunting, they take ___ harpoons.
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool was used to kill whales?

2. The elder's ____ are revered by his people.

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

4. What part of the village was of great interest to the villagers?

5. An old woman stated that while shamans were powerful they were not always ____.

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