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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 name did Julie give Amaroq's mate?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Miyax do when she hears a plane flying overhead?

3. What is the song Miyax sings to Amaroq?

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

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

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

7. What did Kapugen tell Miyax about fear?

8. Where is Miyax ultimately heading when she runs away and where will she stay?

9. What does Miyax do to try and discover the language of the wolves?

10. What did Miyax pack when she ran away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is an important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does it affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Nature played a very tangible role in this book. What was this role, and how did it affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Ellen was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did she accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

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