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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The elder is the only one in the village who owns ____.
2. Russel does not understand why his father loves ____.
3. What animal was used to make Russel's outerparka?
4. The area in which Russel lived often experienced long ____.
5. What was Russel's father's favorite flower?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Russel live and with whom?
2. What is the basis of the story?
3. What advice does Russel's father give about Oogruk?
4. What problem does Russel experience?
5. Russel begins to learn about songs. How does Oogruk explain finding one's own song?
6. What does Russel admire about Oogruk?
7. Why does Russel go to Oogruk?
8. What happens when Russel wakes up from his nap? What does he do next?
9. Discuss Russel's trance. What does he see?
10. Who is Ulgavik? What was special about the man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On more than one occasion, Russel had encounters with the animals. Most notably the meeting with the woolly mammoth, caribou, and the bear. Examine animal intelligence and how underestimating that intelligence might have been a fatal error for Russel. What might have happened if Russel had tried to dominate the animals prematurely? How would you feel if confronted by one of the animals?
Essay Topic 2
Russel's determination helped him gain the strength to build the shelter. How did Russel know how to build a lean-to? Do you think his knowledge was gained from television, real life experience, or instruction? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
The confrontations with the bear and the woolly mammoth were scary and exciting. Why did Paulsen put Russel in these situations? Examine the encounter from the bear and mammoth's points of view. Discuss how a human might provoke an animal in the wild. Examine humans as threats to animals and their young.
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