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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 mother has been known to send down the ____ death.

2. How many bones were left by the animals?

3. Russel gets the sense that this new village is _____.

4. Russel sees ___ children in his dream.

5. Russel sees a family living in a village in what part of the territory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the man's dance during the celebration in the village.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the man's state of mind at this point? What does the man do next?

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

10. What is the animal encountered by Russel's dream-self? What happens when the man attacks the mammoth?

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

Write a complete description of Oogruk. Include his age, ethnicity, lifestyle, beliefs, status in the community, unusual aspects, etc.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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