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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. What group of animals does Russel find?
(a) Seals.
(b) Caribou.
(c) Elk.
(d) Moose.

2. In Russel's case death also represents _____.
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Grief.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Rebirth.

3. What word is best used to describe the environment?
(a) Forbidding.
(b) Cumbersome.
(c) Encouraging.
(d) Challenging.

4. Russel allowed the dogs to run north toward the mother of _____.
(a) Hope.
(b) Water.
(c) Wind.
(d) Ice.

5. Russel realizes that the man takes his strength from the _____.
(a) Meat.
(b) People.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Russel begins to imagine that he sees ___ on the dogs' feet.

2. What color are the woman's lips?

3. Who does Russel think about frequently during this time?

4. The next morning when Russel awakens, he notices that something is different about the _______.

5. What item does Russel find abandoned?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the man in the shelter? What does the man do when he leaves the shelter?

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

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

5. What does the man do after killing the mammoth? What is Russel's reaction?

6. What is the man's state of mind at this point? What does the man do next?

7. What does Russel notice about the man's dogs and sled?

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

9. What does Russel do when a violent storm sets in?

10. What is the purpose of the scene with the woolly mammoth? What does it represent?

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