LIT Section 2 Flashcards
(145 cards)
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Where does Ele Fountain live?
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Hampshire, England
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What are Fountain’s pets?
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she has lots of spiders and a ginger cat
3
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What color is Fountain’s cat?
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ginger with white stripes
4
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What did Fountain work as before she became a writer?
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an editor in children’s publishing
5
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How many years of experience does Fountain have with children’s publishing?
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20 years
6
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Where was Fountain living when she wrote her first novel?
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Addis Adaba, Ethiopia
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What is Fountain’s first novel?
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“Boy 87”
8
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When was “Boy 87” published?
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2018
9
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What was “Boy 87” about?
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the refugee crisis in Africa
10
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When did Fountain publish her second novel?
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2020
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What was Fountain’s second novel?
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“Lost”
12
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What award did “Lost” get?
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Guardian’s children’s book of the year
13
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When was “Melt” released?
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2021
14
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When was “Fake” published?
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2022
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What is “Fake” about?
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a society whose only friends are virtual and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare, and leisure
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How many awards did “Fake” win?
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2
17
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When was “Wild” published?
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2023
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Who is the main character of “Wild”?
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Jack
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How are “Wild” and “Melt” similar?
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they both explore relationships between society and the natural world
20
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Where in the Arctic does “Melt” take place?
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the exact location is unknown
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In “Melt”, the average temperature of the Arctic has risen by how much compared to the global average?
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3 times faster, as it in “Melt”, the Arctic is warming faster than any other place on Earth
22
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What does the WWF stand for?
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World Wildlife Fund
23
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According to the WWF, up to __% of Arctic infrastructure could be at risk of damage by ________.
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50%, 2050
24
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Oil companies have been drilling in the Arctic since what event?
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since Russia discovered oil in Tazovskoye Field in 1962
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Oil companies have been drilling in the Arctic since what year?
1962
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When did Russia discover oil in Tazovskoye Field?
1962
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Where is Prudhoe Bay located?
Alaska's North Slope
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What state is Prudhoe Bay in?
Alaska
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When was oil discovered in Prudhoe Bay?
1968
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What does USGS stand for?
the United States Geological Survey
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In 2008, USGS found the Arctic contains how many barrels of oil?
about 90 billion barrels of oil
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In 2008, USGS found the Arctic contains what percent of undiscovered oil reserves?
13%
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What is the main difficulty with drilling in the Arctic?
the fragility of the sea ice, as well as the immense cold
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How many oil spills have happened in the Arctic?
0
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Has there ever been an oil spill in the Arctic?
No
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What boat caused the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
the Exxon Valdez
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When was the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
1989
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Where was the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
Prince William Sound, Alaska
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What boat caused the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
the BP Deepwater Horizon
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Where was the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
the Gulf of Mexico
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When was the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
2010
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How many barrels of oil were released into the sea in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
200 million barrels
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How many barrels of oil were released into the sea in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
11 million barrels
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What is Bea's dad's profession?
he is a geologist
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Bea's dad's worries about the Arctic while surveying an area there that could be potentially drilled creates what?
a major conflict in the novel
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The akatuq food mentioned in Melt is from which indigenous people?
the Russian or Alaskan Yupik people
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The word for grandmother in Melt, or anaanatisaq, is from which indigenous group?
the Canadian Inuit
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The Yupiks and Canadian Inuit are part of a group known collectively as what?
Inuit
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Where are the Inuit people located?
Eastern Russia, Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland
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Is/are the language(s) of the Inuit people the same or different?
the language is the same among the Inuit, but the dialects vary depending on where they are located
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How old is Yutu in "Melt"?
14
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Yutu's grandmother has raised Yutu since he was how old?
7
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What is the name of Yutu's grandmother?
Miki
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Why does Yutu want to study so badly?
so he can be smart enough and get good grades to move out of the village eventually
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How old was Yutu when his parents died?
7
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How old is Bea in "Melt"?
14
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Where did Bea start her new school?
the exact location is unknown, but it is in the Northern Hemisphere
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Bea has been to how many schools within the past 5 years?
5
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Why does Bea move so often?
because her dad's work
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How is Bea's spirit described as?
adventurous
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Who is jealous of Bea's friendship with Will?
Stella
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Who is the leader of the group of 4 girls who constantly bully Bea?
Stella
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When is the tension between Bea and her mother resolved?
at the end of the novel
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Who taught Bea how to fly an airplane?
Bea's dad
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What does Bea's dad want to work as when he has saved up enough money?
a trail guide
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Who are Yutu's friends at school?
Sami, Jack, and Adam
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Yutu's friends are disinterested in school and prefer to do what?
play video games
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Who lends Yutu a snowmobile when he goes off hunting to the cabin?
Sami
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Where does Bea meet Will for the first time?
their chemistry class
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What happens at the airport when Bea's dad and Bea land? (when Bea's dad takes her to his work and says his work has provided them a hotel)
2 unknown men capture Bea's father and try to take hold of Bea too, but fail
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How many seats does Bea's father's airplane have?
4
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How many countries are part of the Arctic Circle region?
8
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What part of Denmark is in the Arctic Circle?
Greenland
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What part of the US is in the Arctic Circle?
Alaska
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What part of Canada is in the Arctic Circle?
Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavat
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What countries are in Scandinavia?
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland
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How long is the flight from the town where Bea lives and the Artic Circle?
4 hours, thus where Bea lives is a 4-hour flight below the Arctic Circle
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Who are the protagonists of Melt?
Bea and Yutu
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What is bravery?
showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty
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Students who are bullied often feel what?
threatened and powerless
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Bullying threatens the ______________ and _____________ safety of students.
physical, mental
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What is the main theme of Melt?
climate change, and the way human activity is affecting our world
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What is coming of age?
the transition from childhood to adulthood
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How is coming of age celebrated in Mexico?
through a Quinceanera
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Does Bea have any friends?
No
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What is social responsibility?
being aware of one's decisions and actions, and how this impacts others
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What is the social responsibility in Melt focused on?
Bea's father's decision to be focused on being socially responsible, and how this brings Bea and Yutu together
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What is alliteration?
the repetition of the first letter or sound of words in a series to draw attention to it
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What is allusion?
the reference to something else, like a novel, historical figure, song, etc.
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Who made Lord of the Rings?
J. R. R. Tolkien
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What is literary allusion?
allusion to a piece of literature
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What is the literary allusion in chapter 1 of Melt, comparing the traditional house where Yutu lives with what?
the homes of the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings
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Comparing Yutu's house to the homes of the Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings in chapter 1 allows the reader to envision what?
how small and low the entrance to the house is
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What is contrast?
where authors highlight differences in 2 things to bring attention to them
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What is a dual narrative?
a narrative that tells a story from 2 different perspectives
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How is Melt a dual narrative?
it shows the perspectives of both Yutu and Bea throughout the novel
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What does the dual narrative in Melt emphasize?
the similarities and differences in Bea's and Yutu's lifestyle and teenhood
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What is figurative language?
figures of speech used to emphasize or highlight something, not to be taken literally
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What is a metaphor?
directly comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as
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What is personification?
give non-human things human-like qualities, actions, descriptions, etc
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What is a simile?
comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
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What type of figurative language is saying someone is "under the weather"?
it is an idiom
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What is an idiom?
a phrase with figurative meaning
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What does it mean when someone is under the weather?
that means that they are sick
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What is imagery?
descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses
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What are the 5 senses?
visual, tactile, gustatory, auditory, and olfactory (sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell)
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What is foreshadowing?
hints to the reader about what can/will happen later in the novel
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How many elements are associated with traditional plot structure?
5
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What is the 1st plot element of plot structure?
exposition, when the author establishes the characters, settings, etc
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What is the 2nd plot element of plot structure?
rising action, when the author brings the conflicts into play
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What is the 3rd plot element of plot structure?
climax, the turning point in a story
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What is the 4th plot element of plot structure?
falling action, when the story starts to wrap up and conflict starts to resolve
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What is the 5th plot element of plot structure?
resolution, the conclusion of the story
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What is exposition in plot structure?
when the author establishes the characters, settings, etc
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What is rising action in plot structure?
when the author brings the conflict(s) into play
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What is climax in plot structure?
the turning point of the story
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What is falling action in plot structure?
when the story wraps up and the conflict starts to resolve
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What is resolution in plot structure?
the conclusion of the story
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What point of view is Melt told from?
First-person point of view
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In Melt, from who's point of view is the first 1/3 of the book told from?
it alternates between Bea and Yutu
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In Melt, from who's point of view is the last 2/3s of the book told from?
only Bea's point of view
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What are the blank spaces within the chapters of Melt supposed to indicate?
that time has moved forward
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What is sibilance?
the repeating of the harsh "s" sound
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What is another word for syntax?
sentence structure
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Short sentences, especially those that are 1 or 2 words, usually emphasize what?
a theme or conflict
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What is theme?
the big idea of the story
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What is tension in a novel?
feelings of suspense, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, anticipation, stress, etc
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What is tone?
the way something is said, sometimes the author's attitude towards the subject is tone
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Word choice and sentence structure are ways for the author to convey what?
tone
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The sound created by sibilance is similar to what?
a snake's hiss
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What is the introductory quote of the novel?
"We borrow the earth from our children" - Chief Si'ahl
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Who said, "We borrow the earth from our children"?
Chief Si'ahl
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What is the Anglicization of Chief Si'ahl?
Chief Seattle
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What is akutaq called by non-native people in Alaska?
Eskimo Ice Cream
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What was Eskimo Ice Cream initially used as?
a survival food, since it had fat and vitamins
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What does Miki blame for the lack of animals at their bay?
the Sea Mother, because she thinks she is angry
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Who was Lady Hester Stanhope?
a famous British female adventurer in the early 1800s
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Where did Lady Hester Stanhope travel?
Europe and the Middle East
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What does Bea's choice of Lady Hester Stanhope reflect about her?
it shows she is adventurous and desires to be different and free
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What does akutaq consist of?
cloudberries and seal fat
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Where are cloudberries found?
northern Europe and Scandinavia
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What do people in Alaska call cloudberries?
salmonberries
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Why do people in Alaska call cloudberries salmonberries?
because they are a rich, deep orange or red color, like a salmon
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What occurs when salmonberries ripen?
salmon return to the rivers to spawn
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What color are salmonberries?
a rich, deep orange or red color
