The Trance
The Dreamrun
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100
How was Russel's new dream "darker" than the others?
What is it was about the man's family starving to death.
100
What happened to Russel's mother?
What is she left with a white fur trader.
100
Why was Russel going north all alone on the dogsled?
What is he was going on a journey to become a man.
100
What happened every time Russel went to sleep on his journey?
What is he had a dream that helped him later on.
200
What did Russel's dogs teach him?
What is to trust them and believe in them.
200
Where did Russel decide to stop the second night he was "Out?"
What is in a small valley between two hills.
200
Why did Nancy leave her village?
What is she was shamed for getting pregnant and not being married.
200
What happened at the end of the story?
What is Russel and Nancy found signs of human life.
200
What did Russel learn that made him a happier person?
What is the traditional ways of his people.
300
What special thing happened after Russel had his first successful hunt?
What is Russel found the beginning of his song.
300
How did Russel know something was wrong with the dogs?
What is they had lost weight and couldn't pull the sled as well anymore.
300
What did Russel's father tell Russel he needed to do when Russel told him something wasn't "right."
What is he told him to go talk to Oogruk.
300
How did Russel know all the things he needed to survive in the tundra?
What is he dreamed everything he needed to know.
300
Why did Russel almost die several times?
What is he had trouble finding game to hunt and kill.
400
Where did Russel have to shoot the caribou in order to kill it?
What is in the heart.
400
Where did Russel decide he had to take Nancy after she lost the baby?
What is to the nearest village to find a doctor.
400
How would you describe Oogruk?
What is an old shaman that lived by the old ways.
400
Why did Oogruk want Russel to leave him out on the ice?
What is he wanted to die the old way.
400
In Part 3, what does Russel's song mean?
What is it means he has become one with his dogs. He has found his true self and respect for the Eskimo traditions.
500
Why did Russel feel terrible after the first storm was gone?
What is the ice had shifted and he was going to wrong way.
500
How did Russel and Nancy know they were finally safe?
What is they found snowmobile tracks to follow to the sea that headed north.
500
Fully describe Russel, including a physical description and his main personality traits.
What is an eskimo boy that goes on a journey to find himself. Russel is lost, caring, curious, and brave.
500
What kind of animals did Russel hunt?
What is ptarmigan, fox, and deer.
500
The mood of a story is basically the emotions the author creates in his writing. Fully describe the mood of the book. Use details to support your answer.
What is fearful and exciting.