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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To get to their hunting grounds, what direction must the wolves travel from their den?
(a) North
(b) West
(c) South
(d) East

2. What does the pilot wear?
(a) A silk scarf
(b) A decorated vest
(c) A leather helmet
(d) A fur jacket

3. The territory that Mowat marked around his tent included which of the following?
(a) A boulder from which he could observe the den
(b) About a hundred yards of the wolves' trail
(c) A place where he could fish in the river
(d) An area where the pups often came to play

4. What was jettisoned from the plane just before take-off?
(a) Ammunition
(b) Petrol
(c) The canoe
(d) Moose Juice

5. Mowat planned to test his theory by:
(a) Eating only mice for a time, then eating fresh fish and canned meat
(b) Preventing the wolves from hunting any prey but mice for several months
(c) Eating only mice, then comparing himself to Mike, who lived on caribou
(d) Feeding only mice to a dog, while feeding caribou to another dog

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the pilot fly to Mowat's base?

2. How does the pilot from Yellowknife land?

3. In Ootek's story, what happened to a litter of orphaned wolf cubs?

4. Later on, Mowat discovers that Ootek is:

5. Mowat confesses that he didn't believe Ootek's story until what happens?

(see the answer key)

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