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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 season is approaching when Miyax tries to get food from the wolves?

2. What did Julie name the smartest puppy?

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

4. Which of the following is a bird seen on the tundra?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miyax make a compass?

2. What does Kapu see that scares Miyax?

3. What kind of signs in nature did Miyax use in her home village?

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

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

6. How does Miyax get food from the wolves?

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

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

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

10. What does Miyax do the day she is to start her journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Miyax and Amaroq. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

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