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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 used as a light source inside the shelter?

2. How many of the dogs die in the night?

3. What does Russel give to the weary dogs?

4. What group of animals does Russel find?

5. Russel finds something under his shoulder as he is trying to sleep. What does it appear to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Russel watches his dream-self leave on a hunt. What does Russel see? What is his reaction?

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

5. After a night of rest, Russel goes back out into the wilderness. What concerns does Russel have about the dogs?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Russel had no idea where he was at certain times because he had no maps in his possession. Russel chose to rely on his instinct as well as the dogs. Would Russel be able to tell by the landscape, plants or animals? What would be different about the region opposed to Russel's childhood home? Explain the changes in the terrain, animals, and territory in general.

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