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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 does Julie make half of her drag into?

2. What is the name of the city Julie lives in after being taken from the seal camp?

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

4. What is the name of the city Julie is heading for?

5. What kind of people are on the plane?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Julie do when some girls make fun of her old Eskimo ways?

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

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

5. What kind of reward is there for men who kill wolves?

6. What does Martha say Kapugen did when his wife died?

7. What does Miyax find outside of her tent during a whiteout, and what does she do about it?

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

9. What does Julie do after Daniel confronts her?

10. Why does Pearl think Julie has been sent to Barrow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Persistence was a major attribute that a few of the main characters in this book possessed. Which characters had this trait, and how did it affect their role in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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