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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 is Julie careful never to do around the wolves?

2. How many entrances do normal wolf dens have?

3. What is Julie surprised about when the wolves come back from hunting?

4. What does Julie name the female puppy?

5. What outruns Amaroq during a hunt that Miyax sees?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the song Miyax sings to Amaroq?

8. What did Miyax pack when she ran away?

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

10. What did Kapugen tell Miyax about fear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Jean Craighead George have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

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