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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 color are the woman's lips?

2. What does Russel give to the weary dogs?

3. Russel runs the dogs for ___ hours before stopping to rest.

4. Russel gets a feeling of ___ when he looks at the sky.

5. Russel was also aware of the father of _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man in the shelter? What does the man do when he leaves the shelter?

2. Russel realizes something about the man - his future dream-self - and how he gets his strength. What does Russel realize?

3. What does Russel notice about the man's dogs and sled?

4. What does Russel notice about the dogs? What does he do?

5. What is the man's state of mind at this point? What does the man do next?

6. What is the animal encountered by Russel's dream-self? What happens when the man attacks the mammoth?

7. What does the man do after killing the mammoth? What is Russel's reaction?

8. What does Russel find in the shelter?

9. After a night of rest, Russel goes back out into the wilderness. What concerns does Russel have about the dogs?

10. Russel's dream continues. What is the next thing he sees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On more than one occasion, Russel had encounters with the animals. Most notably the meeting with the woolly mammoth, caribou, and the bear. Examine animal intelligence and how underestimating that intelligence might have been a fatal error for Russel. What might have happened if Russel had tried to dominate the animals prematurely? How would you feel if confronted by one of the animals?

Essay Topic 2

Songs play a large part in the story. Explain the significance of finding one's own song. Why does Russel think he won't be able to find a song that fits only him? How does Russel's song develop? What does Russel's song mean?

Essay Topic 3

What lessons will Russel be able to teach to the younger people in the new village? Can Russel's lessons be taught or must they be learned individually? Does each lesson have to be learned through experience? What lesson do you think would be most valuable? What lessons have you learned from the story?

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