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• Who is the author of "The Story of Keesh"?

  Jack London
• Where did Keesh live?

  In the rim of the polar sea
• What was Keesh's position in his village?

  He was the head man of his village
• How did Keesh die?

  He died full of honors
• How is Keesh remembered by the people?

  His name is on the lips of men
• What time of year is the story of Keesh told?

  During the winter darkness
• How many suns had Keesh seen?

  Thirteen suns
• What happened to Keesh's father?

  He died while hunting a polar bear
• What was Keesh's father's name?

  Bok
• What did Keesh's father do to save his people?

  He hunted a great polar bear
• Why did Keesh and his mother live in the meanest igloo?

  They were forgotten by the people
• What did Keesh do at the council meeting?

  He demanded better meat distribution
• How did the hunters react to Keesh's speech?

  They were aghast and protested
• What did Keesh claim about his father Bok?

  Bok was a great hunter
• What was Keesh's final statement to the men in the council?

  He would hunt for his own meat
• What did Keesh carry when he went hunting?

  His bow and father's hunting-spear
• How did the villagers react to Keesh's hunting expedition?

  They doubted he would succeed
• What did Ikeega do when Keesh did not return?

  She expressed her grief publicly
• What did Keesh bring back from his hunt?

  A burden of fresh-killed meat
• What did Keesh tell the men to do after he returned?

  To take his trail for more meat
• What did the men find when they followed Keesh's trail?

  They found the kill and quartered bears
• How did Keesh's hunting success affect the villagers' perception of him?

  They began to respect and awe him
• What did Keesh do with the meat he hunted?

  He shared it fairly with the tribe
• What did the villagers speculate about Keesh's hunting abilities?

  They thought he might use witchcraft
• Why did Keesh refuse to take dogs on his hunts?

  He believed he could hunt better alone
• What did Klosh-Kwan ask Keesh about his hunting?


  Why he only hunted bears
• What was Keesh's reasoning for hunting bears?

  There is more meat on the bear
• How did Keesh treat the distribution of meat?

  He ensured fair portions for all
• What did the villagers expect from Keesh regarding the council?

  They expected him to appear again
• What did Keesh express a desire to do one day?

  To build his own igloo
• Why did Keesh's father, Bok, die?

  Bok had met his death in a time of famine, when he sought to save the lives of his people by taking the life of a great polar bear, but in his eagerness, he came too close to the bear and his bones were crushed.
• What did Keesh say at the council meeting in the big igloo of Klosh-Kwan, the chief?

  Keesh said that the meat apportioned to him and his mother was old and tough, and had an unusual quantity of bones.
• Why did Keesh say he should receive more and better meat?

  Keesh said that his father, Bok, was a great hunter who brought home more meat than any of the two best hunters, and ensured that the least old woman and the last old man received their fair share.
• What was Keesh's response when the hunters threatened him and told him to go to bed?

  Keesh said he would never speak in the council again until the men came to him and said it was well that he should speak, and it was their wish.
• How long did Keesh sleep after returning to the village?

  Keesh slept for twenty running hours after eating profoundly.
• What were the different theories the people had about how Keesh was able to hunt so successfully?

  Some people thought Keesh hunted with evil spirits, while others thought his dead father was helping him hunt so he could become an excellent hunter.
• What did the people in the village plan to do with Keesh?

  There was talk of making Keesh chief after old Klosh-Kwan, because of the great things he had done as a hunter.
• What did Keesh say he planned to do?

  Keesh said he was minded to build his own igloo.
• What is the main activity that Keesh is known for?

  Hunting
• Why do some villagers think Keesh hunts with evil spirits?

  Because of his extraordinary hunting success