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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Russel and his father spend the Summer months?
(a) Igloo.
(b) Fish camp.
(c) Government house.
(d) Oil rigs.

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

3. Russel does not have a good relationship with which of the following?
(a) Jesus.
(b) The tribe leader.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. What is Russel's ethnicity?
(a) Inuit.
(b) Finnish.
(c) Native American.
(d) Eskimo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Oogruk says that the new village had good things. Which was not one of the good things mentioned?

3. Russel is surprised when the old man says he will go with Russel to do what?

4. Things began to change when the ____ arrived.

5. What is a ptarmigan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Russel's impression of Oogruk's house?

3. What advice does Russel's father give about Oogruk?

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

5. Where does Russel live and with whom?

6. What is the basis of the story?

7. What problem does Russel experience?

8. Russel begins to learn about songs. How does Oogruk explain finding one's own song?

9. What does Russel admire about Oogruk?

10. What happens when Russel wakes up from his nap? What does he do next?

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