Julie of the Wolves
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Julie of the Wolves
Part II
Reading Assignment 3
1. How old was Miyax when her mother died?
2. Where did Kapugen go when his wife died?
3. Who was Naka?
4. Why did the hunters return the bladders to the seals?
5. What was the whale like to Miyax.
6. Why did Miyax not like summers at the seal camp as much as the winters?
7. What was Miyax's English name?
8. How did Miyax react when Kapugen called her Julie?
9. Who came when Kapugen was making Miyax's coat?
10. What important things did Aunt Martha tell Kapugen?
11. How could Miyax get away from Aunt Martha if she wanted to?
12. What happened to Kapugen?
13. Identify Mr. Pollock.
14. Why didn't Aunt Martha like Judith?
15. What did Miyax think of Daniel upon meeting him?
16. What is Nusan's job?
17. What problem did Naka have?
18. What was Kapugen's saying about fear?
19. What did
20. What was
21. Where was Miyax going?
Vocabulary - Julie of the Wolves Reading Assignment #3
Part I: Using Contextual Clues
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean on the lines provided.
19. The feathered horns of the comical puffins drooped low, and Kapugen told her they seemed to be
grieving with him.
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20. They would wade out into the river mouth where the stone weirs were built and drive the fish into
nets between the walls.
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21. "Your father," she said, "went seal hunting in that ridiculous kayak.
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22. The pilot himself escorted her up the steps into the gleaming cabin.
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23. Most of these arrangements are for convenience. I'm sure you are here to help Nusan make parkas and
mittens for the tourists."
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24. The top of the world began to glow like an eclipse as the sun circled just below the horizon.
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25. "tomorrow, tomorrow, I can, I can, can, can, ha ha," he bleated piteously.
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Part II. Matching
___ 19. Grieving A. pathetically
___ 20. Weirs B. accompanied to give guidance or protection
___ 21. Ridiculous C. the obscuring of one celestial body by another
___ 22. Escorted D. fences put in a stream to catch fish or divert water
___ 23. Convenience E. absurd; preposterous; laughable
___ 24. Eclipse F. anything that makes work less difficult
___ 25. Piteously G. mourning