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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. Where does Julie's husband live?

2. What did Miyax hear just before she was taken away from the seal camp?

3. What destroys Miyax's sleep bag and food supply?

4. What does Kapu bring Julie while she is alone?

5. What is Amaroq training Kapu to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Miyax remember the sea from her childhood?

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

7. What does Miyax find when she wakes up the morning after her pack was stolen, and what does it mean to her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by the author. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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