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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1: The Trance
Chapter 2 (day 1 – pp. 12-21)
Vocabulary.
1. drew (p 12) a. scowling, frowning
2. aloof (p 13) b. to soak or put out a fire
3. grimacing (p 13) c. not able to be seen through
4. opaque (p 15) d. not friendly, cool and distant
5. scorn (p 16) e. something spoiled because of bacteria
6. douse (p 19) f. to pull something to make it follow
7. fermented (p 20) g. feeling of disgust
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “The eyes (of Oogruk) were , a milk blindness over
them, but Russel never thought of him as blind.”
2. “The dogs always him (Russel), his eyes
over and he stopped.”
3. “Russel thought of the delicate little squares of whale blubber that had been
all summer…”
4. “The mind had to change, and the nose – Russel thought,
– because Oogruk lived the old way.”
5. “He snorted – that could have meant anything from to
anger to humor.”
6. “…melted snow was about to spill into the lamp and
the flame.”
7. “They were shy, dogs who did not want people to
touch them except to harness them or feed them.”
Comprehension questions.
1. In the old Eskimo story on page 12, what is “that thing” that is mentioned three times?
2. What does this story tell you about life in the Arctic?
3. How is Oogruk’s house different than Russel’s? Use text evidence from page 14.
4. What does Oogruk say about dogs and white people?
5. What does Oogruk tell Russel about the songs and why they stopped?
6. Why does Russel think the village did not kill a whale that year?
7. What does Oogruk think?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1: The Trance
Chapter 2 (day 1 – pp. 12-21)
Vocabulary.
1. drew (p 12) a. scowling, frowning
2. aloof (p 13) b. to soak or put out a fire
3. grimacing (p 13) c. not able to be seen through
4. opaque (p 15) d. not friendly, cool and distant
5. scorn (p 16) e. something spoiled because of bacteria
6. douse (p 19) f. to pull something to make it follow
7. fermented (p 20) g. feeling of disgust
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “The eyes (of Oogruk) were , a milk blindness over
them, but Russel never thought of him as blind.”
2. “The dogs always him (Russel), his eyes
over and he stopped.”
3. “Russel thought of the delicate little squares of whale blubber that had been
all summer…”
4. “The mind had to change, and the nose – Russel thought,
– because Oogruk lived the old way.”
5. “He snorted – that could have meant anything from to
anger to humor.”
6. “…melted snow was about to spill into the lamp and
the flame.”
7. “They were shy, dogs who did not want people to
touch them except to harness them or feed them.”
Comprehension questions.
1. In the old Eskimo story on page 12, what is “that thing” that is mentioned three times?
2. What does this story tell you about life in the Arctic?
3. How is Oogruk’s house different than Russel’s? Use text evidence from page 14.
4. What does Oogruk say about dogs and white people?
5. What does Oogruk tell Russel about the songs and why they stopped?
6. Why does Russel think the village did not kill a whale that year?
7. What does Oogruk think?