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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 10
Vocabulary.
1. ravenous (p 116) a. addition
2. lope (p 119) b. extremely hungry
3. destination (p 119) c. a place to which someone is going
4. grit (p 120) d. easiest path or method
5. least resistance (p 121) e. seeing things that are not there
6. extension (p 122) f. long bounding stride
7. hallucinate (p 123) g. small, loose particles
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “Oogruk had said, ‘It isn’t the that counts. It is
the journey.’”
2. “When he awakened the next time – perhaps twenty hours later – he was
and thirsty…”
3. “Given a chance they seemed to follow the path of
as if they expected something.”
4. “Once they had shaken out their legs they began an easy
that covered miles at a fierce clip.”
5. “He was starting to notice the dogs, notice that they seemed to be an
of his thoughts.”
6. “He could feel a small coming to his eyes, sensed the
first stages of snow blindness.”
7. “At one time he began to and thought somebody
was riding the sled in front of him, sitting in the basket.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. What two physical problems were beginning to bother Russel?
2. What did he need to help them?
3. When they passed a large herd of deer, Russel didn’t shoot any. Why?
4. What kind of tracks did Russel see?
5. How did Russel feel about them?
6. Why did he follow them?
7. What strange things came to Russel’s mind as he rode along the snowmachine trail?
8. Why do you think he had the hallucinations?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 10
Vocabulary.
1. ravenous (p 116) a. addition
2. lope (p 119) b. extremely hungry
3. destination (p 119) c. a place to which someone is going
4. grit (p 120) d. easiest path or method
5. least resistance (p 121) e. seeing things that are not there
6. extension (p 122) f. long bounding stride
7. hallucinate (p 123) g. small, loose particles
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “Oogruk had said, ‘It isn’t the that counts. It is
the journey.’”
2. “When he awakened the next time – perhaps twenty hours later – he was
and thirsty…”
3. “Given a chance they seemed to follow the path of
as if they expected something.”
4. “Once they had shaken out their legs they began an easy
that covered miles at a fierce clip.”
5. “He was starting to notice the dogs, notice that they seemed to be an
of his thoughts.”
6. “He could feel a small coming to his eyes, sensed the
first stages of snow blindness.”
7. “At one time he began to and thought somebody
was riding the sled in front of him, sitting in the basket.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. What two physical problems were beginning to bother Russel?
2. What did he need to help them?
3. When they passed a large herd of deer, Russel didn’t shoot any. Why?
4. What kind of tracks did Russel see?
5. How did Russel feel about them?
6. Why did he follow them?
7. What strange things came to Russel’s mind as he rode along the snowmachine trail?
8. Why do you think he had the hallucinations?