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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Katsuk found to use as a knife?

2. What does David wonder when he feels an ache around his head?

3. How does David feel about what the white men have done to the Native Americans?

4. For what purpose does Katsuk tell David he is saving the duck down?

5. When David questions his own identity, who does he feel he has become?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though David's rescue attempt is not a huge part of this story, it is still very important. It gives David hope and keeps Katsuk on alert. Outline the methods used to find David throughout the novel. Why do the early attempts to find him fail? Why does the final attempt to find David succeed?

Essay Topic 2

The hallucination Charles has at the end of Section 2 is a foreshadowing of things to come. What is the hallucination? What event does it foreshadow? Do you think that this is the beginning of his insanity, or do you think that happens at another point? Why? If you think it happened at another point, when do you think it happened, and what evidence can you give to support your theory?

Essay Topic 3

Tskanay obviously feels sorry for David. She is depressed at the loss of her betrothed, Charles, and also fears him. She does not want to see him harm David, knowing that there will be no return from that. How does Tskanay try to help Katsuk? How does she try to help David? What are her motivations? Are they more for herself, Katsuk, or David? Why?

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