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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 family is suffering from which issue?
2. Russel notices that the dogs are large. They come up to a man's ____.
3. Russel sees ___ children in his dream.
4. Which of the following animals attack the corpses of the woman and children?
5. What weapon does Russel try to use to kill a bear?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Russel notice about the dogs? What does he do?
2. What does Russel find in the shelter?
3. Who is the pregnant woman? What is her story? What happens with the baby?
4. What does Russel do when a violent storm sets in?
5. Russel watches his dream-self leave on a hunt. What does Russel see? What is his reaction?
6. What does Russel discover when he wakes from his first dream? What is his next step?
7. What is the man's state of mind at this point? What does the man do next?
8. Explain the man's dance during the celebration in the village.
9. What are Russel's first impressions when he leaves Oogruk's house?
10. What is Russel's solution to the problem with the dogs? What actions does Russel take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the purpose of Russel's quest? What is the most difficult situation encountered by Russel? What is learned? Who plays the biggest part in Russel's transformation? How does Russel change during the journey?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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