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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. How many entrances does a den have for a newborn pup?

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

3. Who is fighting with Amaroq when Miyax returns from hunting?

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

5. How do the pups show they want food?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Miyax get food from the wolves?

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

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

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

8. What did Kapugen tell Miyax about fear?

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

10. How does Miyax make a compass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are some times where Julie felt a complete sense of loss in this book. What are some of these moments, and how did Julie respond to them?

Essay Topic 3

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

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