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

2. Russel asks the old man if it is possible to get ____ back.
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Women.
(c) Songs.
(d) Spirits.

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

4. Russel does not understand why his father loves ____.
(a) Russel.
(b) Fish.
(c) Jesus.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Russel?

2. Where did the dogs come from?

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

4. Which adjective best describes the dogs?

5. Russel does not have a good relationship with which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a shaman?

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

3. Who is Ulgavik? What was special about the man?

4. Who is Oogruk? What is unusual about the man?

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

6. Why does Russel go to Oogruk?

7. What does Russel admire about Oogruk?

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

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

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

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