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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 is Miyax's knife called?
(a) Ulo.
(b) Ula.
(c) Ulu.
(d) Uli.

2. How many knives did Julie take with her when she ran away?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. What outruns Amaroq during a hunt that Miyax sees?
(a) Elk.
(b) Moose.
(c) Caribou.
(d) Reindeer.

4. Which of the following is a bird seen on the tundra?
(a) Puffin.
(b) Sandpiper.
(c) Starling.
(d) Longspur.

5. What did Julie name the smartest puppy?
(a) Kazu.
(b) Kamu.
(c) Karu.
(d) Kapu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Miyax's father say someone should change when they are afraid?

2. How long did Kapugen once wait for a seal to surface from the water?

3. What color is Amaroq?

4. What does the female do when the pups try to nurse?

5. Why does Miyax follow the owl back to its nest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Miyax in the middle of the tundra at the beginning of the book?

2. What did Miyax plan to eat while running away, and why did that not work for her?

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

4. How do the subordinate wolves pay homage to the leader of the pack?

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

6. What does Miyax see as her only hope in the tundra, and where did she get this idea?

7. How does Miyax get food from the wolves?

8. What happens when Amaroq rips up Miyax's leather mitten?

9. What does Miyax intend to do when she gets to the ocean?

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

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