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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kapu do when Miyax corrects what upset him?
(a) Comes to play.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Licks her hand.
(d) Eats her meal.

2. Why did Julie pack needles when she ran away from home?
(a) To thin ice.
(b) To pass time.
(c) To draw blood.
(d) To mend clothes.

3. What kind of animal does Miyax see an owl catch?
(a) Bunting.
(b) Ookpik.
(c) Lemming.
(d) Sandpiper

4. What does Miyax use for a noose?
(a) Rabbit skin.
(b) Her tights.
(c) Some hair.
(d) Her boots.

5. How often did the puffins fly to sea during the day in Julie's village?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miyax find in the owl's nest?

2. What is Julie trying to learn at the beginning of the book?

3. What is Julie careful never to do around the wolves?

4. What does it mean if a puppy crouches low and holds his ears back?

5. How long do pups stay in their second den?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miyax pack when she ran away?

2. What does Kapu see that scares Miyax?

3. How does Miyax protect her meat after she sees the first signs of winter approaching?

4. What does Miyax hear one night after the first signs of winter appears, and what causes these sounds?

5. How does Miyax make a compass?

6. What is Miyax shocked to find with her caribou meat one day?

7. How does Miyax respond to the shock she receives about her caribou meat?

8. Who are the other adult wolves in the pack, and how does Miyax describe them?

9. Who is the leader of the wolf pack, and how does Miyax describe him?

10. What does Miyax do the night before she begins her journey?

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