New Characters
· -Noddy Pelgrin, Clerk for Hudson Bay Company
· -Pudlo
· - Jon Walski, the School Principal
· -Doreen Boween, the teacher
· -Heather Macintosh
Plot Summary
- - He hears about his uncle the first time
- - He leaves for Nanuvik
- - He views the Arctic from the air- the mountains look like whip cream floating on grey blue shadows.
- - He is flying over some of the most desolate places on earth
- - He is still not convinced he will like it
- - He admits what he did in Toronto that got him into trouble with the law
- - He sees his first dog team
- - He meets the people of the community
Important Reoccurring Images/ Symbols/ themes
Symbol: Jon's use of liquor- he drinks Irish coffee
Theme: feeling alone
Dictionary items
Nanuvik- Place of bears in Inuktitut.
Ayii- yes in Inuktitut
Chapter Four Questions
Chapter four
16) What does Jon learn about his uncle from one of the pilots?
17) How does Nanuvik appear from the air?
18) Who was Noddy Pelgrim?
19) What does the Inuktitut word " Nanuvik" mean?
20) Who were the first white people that Jon met in Nanuvik?
21) How many people came out to meet Jon?
22) What advice does Noddy give Jon by the end of chapter four?
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