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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 the name of Kapugen's good friend from the seal camp?

2. What does Julie decide to make a carving of on the night she does not travel?

3. What did Kapugen do to keep Miyax warm on their journey after his wife died?

4. What does Julie like learning after leaving the seal camp?

5. What is the color of the bedroom Julie would stay in if she were to go to San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the Bladder Feast?

2. What does Miyax do when she is being chased by a grizzly bear?

3. What does Daniel do after he is teased by the men in town?

4. Why does Miyax not hit Jello for destroying her things?

5. Why does Miyax not despair her fate after seeing the damage Jello did to her camp?

6. What does Julie end up doing most of the time she is in Barrow?

7. How was Jello punished for taking Miyax's pack and why?

8. How is Amaroq killed, and what infuriates Miyax most about it?

9. What brings Julie her greatest happiness while living in Fairfax?

10. What do some men in town tease Daniel about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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