Question

he could not kill the dog with his bare hands. nimuk was powerful. a weapon, like a knife, was needed.
removing his mittens, he unstrapped the brace from his leg. he had hurt his leg a few weeks ago. he had made the brace from pieces of leather and iron.
he put one of the pieces into a crack in the ice. then he began to rub the other against it. nimuk watched him.
he worked all night. at dawn, his task was complete.
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1. what was needed to kill nimuk?
2. how did he make the knife?

he used

Explanation:

Question 1

To answer what was needed to kill Nimuk, we refer to the first paragraph: "He could not kill the dog with his bare hands. Nimuk was powerful. A weapon, like a knife, was needed." So we extract the relevant information.

For how he made the knife, we look at the relevant text: "Removing his mittens, he unstrapped the brace from his leg... He put one of the pieces into a crack in the ice. Then he began to rub the other against it." We combine these details to form the answer.

Answer:

A weapon, like a knife, was needed to kill Nimuk.

Question 2