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| What activities did Julie fill her days with while living in Barrow? | cooking, sewing parkas, studying at night, going to school & meeting Pearl at the Quonset |
| How does Naka's drinking affect him? | He becomes mean & angry; he hits his wife & argues with his neighbor. |
| Who is Julie's pen pal? | Mr. Pollack's daugther, Amy. |
| Why are Amy's letters to Julie so important to her? | they give her hope for a better life. |
| Where did Julie's father take her when her mother died? | - to seal camp |
| How does Miyax describe her early memories? | -as colors |
| Why does Julie's life at seal camp end? | Aunt Martha takes her so that she can attend school. |
| What did Julie's father tell her she could do if she was unhappy living with Aunt Martha? | -marry Daniel |
| Why is Julie unhappy living with Aunt Martha? | Martha is mean to her; she makes her do all the chores & she doesn't like her to get together with her friends. |
| When Julie was living with her father , why did she want him to call her Miyax? | She was 'Eskimo, not Gussak.' |
| Why is Miyax referred to as Julie when she is living with Aunt Martha? | She is in a place where English is spoken. |
| Why does Julie refer to Amy as 'Daylight'? | Amy gives her hope, and the letters open up another world for her. |
| Why does Julie decide to go to Barrow and marry Daniel? | She is not happy with Aunt Martha. She thinks life in Barrow will be better (the old ways). |
| What does Miyax think of Daniel when she first sees him? | She thinks he is slow. She sees it in his dull eyes and in his actions. |
| When Julie runs away from Daniel why does she say, "Julie is gone. I am Miyax now?" | She has to use her Eskimo ways to survive, so she will live as an Eskimo. |
| Why is Aunt Martha so mean in the way that she tells Julie her father is missing? | She was angry. She thought he was foolish to leave his house and job. |
| Why does the 'pink room' take on a new dimension when Julie finds out who Mr. Pollock is? | He helps Eskimos with drinking problems. She knows he is a caring person & alcohol won't be abused in his home. |
| During the cold, winter days at seal camp, what did the Eskimos do? | -scraped hides, mended boots, made boats & carved walrus tusks |
| Why was Miyax's new coat, at seal camp, so special to her? | Kapugen made it from the skin of a harbor seal with few spots. |
| Why was Jan. 24th a day of celebration? | The sun finally appeared in the sky. |
