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Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 7
Vocabulary.
1. tending (p 92) a. able to be heard
2. audible (p 95) b. moved about violently
3. immense (p 95-96) c. triumph, cheer
4. thrashed (p 96) d. large
5. falter (p 97) e. taking care of
6. exultation (p 97) f. lose strength
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “The head and tusks in angry arcs and the huge feet
trampled the earth.”
2. “There was much honor in the lamp and she took pride in
it.”
3. “The man sang in .”
4. “ , it (the mammoth) stood with shaggy hair, its giant
domed head swaying.”
5. “He was amazed to see the man handle the dogs with no
commands.”
6. “And the man, as he saw the animal , began to sing.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. In his dream, who did Russel see when he first looked into the skin tent?
2. How could Russel tell that the woman was afraid?
3. How were the dogs in Russel’s dream different from his own dogs?
4. What was so amazing about the way the man controlled the dogs?
5. Why were the woman, man, and the dogs so fearful?
6. Choose one of the following to answer in a paragraph using text evidence:
- Why do you think the man in the dream turned out to be Russel himself?
- Why did the song seem so familiar to Russel?
- Although he couldn’t understand the words, the song was “inside his soul.”
What does that mean?
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Part 2: The Dreamrun
Chapter 7
Vocabulary.
1. tending (p 92) a. able to be heard
2. audible (p 95) b. moved about violently
3. immense (p 95-96) c. triumph, cheer
4. thrashed (p 96) d. large
5. falter (p 97) e. taking care of
6. exultation (p 97) f. lose strength
Use the vocabulary words correctly in the sentences from the novel.
1. “The head and tusks in angry arcs and the huge feet
trampled the earth.”
2. “There was much honor in the lamp and she took pride in
it.”
3. “The man sang in .”
4. “ , it (the mammoth) stood with shaggy hair, its giant
domed head swaying.”
5. “He was amazed to see the man handle the dogs with no
commands.”
6. “And the man, as he saw the animal , began to sing.”
Comprehension Questions.
1. In his dream, who did Russel see when he first looked into the skin tent?
2. How could Russel tell that the woman was afraid?
3. How were the dogs in Russel’s dream different from his own dogs?
4. What was so amazing about the way the man controlled the dogs?
5. Why were the woman, man, and the dogs so fearful?
6. Choose one of the following to answer in a paragraph using text evidence:
- Why do you think the man in the dream turned out to be Russel himself?
- Why did the song seem so familiar to Russel?
- Although he couldn’t understand the words, the song was “inside his soul.”
What does that mean?