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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Russel offers to give his ___ to the old man but Oogruk refuses.
(a) Boots.
(b) Parka.
(c) Gun.
(d) Hat.

2. What is the name of the man who could sing to the birds?
(a) Oogruk.
(b) Ulgavik.
(c) Glinnick.
(d) Bartok.

3. What is supposedly contained in raw seal meat?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Larvae.
(c) Worms.
(d) Parasites.

4. Which adjective best describes the dogs?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Feral.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Mean.

5. Russel had never eaten which part of the Caribou?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Legs.
(c) Flank.
(d) Tenderloin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dogs also had the blood of ancestors from which location?

2. What are mukluks?

3. What type of water creature is often part of the family meal?

4. What other weapon is taken on the hunting trip?

5. The elder is what type of person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does Oogruk make to Russel? How does Russel's life change?

2. Who is Ulgavik? What was special about the man?

3. What happens when Russel wakes up from his nap? What does he do next?

4. Who is Oogruk? What is unusual about the man?

5. Oogruk tells Russel about the founding of the village. Who founded the village? How did things change when the people arrived?

6. What is the basis of the story?

7. Where does Russel live and with whom?

8. Russel's father recommends taking a gift to Oogruk. What is the gift? What is Russel's opinion of the gift?

9. What advice does Russel's father give about Oogruk?

10. What is Russel's impression of Oogruk's house?

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