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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1 The Trance
Chapter 3 (day 1 – pp. 31-41)
Vocabulary.
1. brittle (p 33) a. let saliva run from your mouth
2. flexible (p 35) b. hard, but able to break easily
3. cuffed (p 36) c. released, unfastened
4. gaggle (p 37) d. hit forcefully
5. disengaged (p 38) e. bending easily without breaking
6. slavering (p 39) f. an expression of disapproval or criticism
7. rebuke (p 40) g. a disorganized, noisy group
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “When they (the dogs) were down to a trot, tongues
off the heat from their run, Russel stopped them again.”
2. “But in the old days the people used sleds of delicate hardwood lashed with
rawhide, all and curved gracefully.”
3. “The words were not meant as a but they make Russel
stop and think that perhaps he had been inconsiderate.”
4. “It was an open challenge and Russel him across the
head with a stiff hand.”
5. “He reached down and the snowhook.”
6. “Some of the hair was on the deerskin.”
7. “The dogs ran as a , wide open, in a tangled bunch and
not lined out as they should have been.”
Comprehension questions.
1. The Eskimo woman speaking on page 31 says she was “round and had great
beauty.” Why wouldn’t it be good to be a thin person in the Arctic?
2. How was Oogruk’s sled different than those used by the white racers?
3. Why do you think Russel bit the leader dog’s nose?
4. Reread paragraph two, page 39. Once Russel go the dogs to run smoothly, how did he feel?
5. Why did Russel call Oogruk “Grandfather”? Wasn’t his grandfather dead?
6. Do you think it was unusual that Russel moved in with Oogruk? Did the people in the village find it unusual?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 1 The Trance
Chapter 3 (day 1 – pp. 31-41)
Vocabulary.
1. brittle (p 33) a. let saliva run from your mouth
2. flexible (p 35) b. hard, but able to break easily
3. cuffed (p 36) c. released, unfastened
4. gaggle (p 37) d. hit forcefully
5. disengaged (p 38) e. bending easily without breaking
6. slavering (p 39) f. an expression of disapproval or criticism
7. rebuke (p 40) g. a disorganized, noisy group
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “When they (the dogs) were down to a trot, tongues
off the heat from their run, Russel stopped them again.”
2. “But in the old days the people used sleds of delicate hardwood lashed with
rawhide, all and curved gracefully.”
3. “The words were not meant as a but they make Russel
stop and think that perhaps he had been inconsiderate.”
4. “It was an open challenge and Russel him across the
head with a stiff hand.”
5. “He reached down and the snowhook.”
6. “Some of the hair was on the deerskin.”
7. “The dogs ran as a , wide open, in a tangled bunch and
not lined out as they should have been.”
Comprehension questions.
1. The Eskimo woman speaking on page 31 says she was “round and had great
beauty.” Why wouldn’t it be good to be a thin person in the Arctic?
2. How was Oogruk’s sled different than those used by the white racers?
3. Why do you think Russel bit the leader dog’s nose?
4. Reread paragraph two, page 39. Once Russel go the dogs to run smoothly, how did he feel?
5. Why did Russel call Oogruk “Grandfather”? Wasn’t his grandfather dead?
6. Do you think it was unusual that Russel moved in with Oogruk? Did the people in the village find it unusual?