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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. Russel notices that the dogs are large. They come up to a man's ____.
(a) Waist.
(b) Hip.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Chest.

2. What emotion does Russel sense from the people in the shelter?
(a) Relief.
(b) Pain.
(c) Joy.
(d) Fear.

3. What item does Russel find abandoned?
(a) Snowmobile.
(b) Tent.
(c) Harpoon.
(d) Sled.

4. Russel and the dogs slept for ___ day(s).
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. Russel imagines that the opening on his hood is actually ____.
(a) Closing in.
(b) A cave.
(c) A crystal ball.
(d) A mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Russel runs the dogs for ___ hours before stopping to rest.

2. The snowmobile tracks represent ______.

3. How many bones were left by the animals?

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

5. Which is not one of the animals Russel expects to find in the hills?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Russel's solution to the problem with the dogs? What actions does Russel take?

2. What is the animal encountered by Russel's dream-self? What happens when the man attacks the mammoth?

3. Russel realizes something about the man - his future dream-self - and how he gets his strength. What does Russel realize?

4. Russel's dream continues. What is the next thing he sees?

5. What are Russel's first impressions when he leaves Oogruk's house?

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

7. Russel finds a person lying in the snow. The person is unconscious. Who is the person and what has happened?

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

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

10. Who is the pregnant woman? What is her story? What happens with the baby?

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