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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. What is the name of the elder consulted by Russel?

2. What part of the village was of great interest to the villagers?

3. What are mukluks?

4. How many wives has the elder had?

5. What is the name of the fastener used to hold the dogs together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a shaman?

2. Where does Russel live and with whom?

3. Russel's father recommends taking a gift to Oogruk. What is the gift? What is Russel's opinion of the gift?

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

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

6. Who are the Outsiders? Why are they different from the Eskimos?

7. What offer does Oogruk make to Russel? How does Russel's life change?

8. Oogruk tells Russel about missing his wife, who ran off. What does Oogruk say? What is Russel's reaction?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons will Russel be able to teach to the younger people in the new village? Can Russel's lessons be taught or must they be learned individually? Does each lesson have to be learned through experience? What lesson do you think would be most valuable? What lessons have you learned from the story?

Essay Topic 2

Russel's father tries to help Russel by preaching to him about the Christian faith. This does not help Russel. Explain the beliefs of Russel's father, why Russel does not share his father's faith and how the father reacts. Also examine how and where Russel goes looking for his own faith and belief system.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Russel Susskit? What makes him an unusual protagonist? Explain how you relate to Russel. How might you feel in Russel's shoes? How is Russel's life different from yours?

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