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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 does the older man do after the animal is killed?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cry.
(c) Pray.
(d) Dance.

2. The old man is really _____.
(a) Oogruk.
(b) Russel.
(c) Glinnick.
(d) Russel's father.

3. Russel gets the sense that this new village is _____.
(a) Needy.
(b) Transitional.
(c) Multi-cultural.
(d) Prosperous.

4. Russel and the dogs are heading in which direction?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

5. What color are the woman's lips?
(a) Purple.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Russel has another dream in which children play with which of the following?

2. What is the name of the unconscious woman?

3. Russel finds a woman on the ground. Russel is concerned because the woman is ______.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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