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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 11
Vocabulary.
1. flanks (p 126) a. loss
2. frustration (p 127) b. upset because of inability to change something
3. defeat (p 127) c. rotten or stale
4. rancid (p 128) d. side of the body between ribs and hips
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “Now it blew the dogs sideways, and now it blew them backward and they felt
the of the man and it became anger.”
2. “The man … settled them (the dogs) and admitted
fell in the wind, fell next to the sled.”
3. “He … let the long whip go out to tear at their .”
4. “She takes a finger now and wipes it in the small bit of
oil in the lamp and wipes the finger across the lips of each child.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. How did Russel’s dream in chapter 11 begin?
2. What did the mother and children eat to try to stay alive?
3. What does “One child licks the grease off. The other does not.” mean?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 11
Vocabulary.
1. flanks (p 126) a. loss
2. frustration (p 127) b. upset because of inability to change something
3. defeat (p 127) c. rotten or stale
4. rancid (p 128) d. side of the body between ribs and hips
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “Now it blew the dogs sideways, and now it blew them backward and they felt
the of the man and it became anger.”
2. “The man … settled them (the dogs) and admitted
fell in the wind, fell next to the sled.”
3. “He … let the long whip go out to tear at their .”
4. “She takes a finger now and wipes it in the small bit of
oil in the lamp and wipes the finger across the lips of each child.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. How did Russel’s dream in chapter 11 begin?
2. What did the mother and children eat to try to stay alive?
3. What does “One child licks the grease off. The other does not.” mean?