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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Guardian", why can't Brown enjoy the wonders of spring?

2. In "Search", what does the handicapped man do at a chicken coop?

3. Who does Brown focus his tracking on in "Search"?

4. What do Brown and Rick divide among themselves when Rick moves away?

5. In "True Lostness" why does Brown have a hard time spelling?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Thaw", what does Brown find funny about the police dogs?

2. What makes the handicapped man's trail in "Search" the most difficult tracking Brown has ever done?

3. Why does Brown agree to kill the wild dogs in "Outlaw Dogs"?

4. How does Brown describe following a trail in the beginning of "Search"?

5. What happens when Brown encounters the drunks in "Thoreau Summer"?

6. What does Brown say to himself after killing the deer in "Predator"?

7. What does Brown do during the summer of "Thoreau Summer"?

8. How does Brown feel about being sued by the SPCA in "Outlaw Dogs"?

9. Who helps look for the lost handicapped man in "Search"?

10. What does Brown realize about the man by the Jeep in "The Journeyman"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the following quote to the major themes expressed in this novel: "A skull is the ultimate track a creature leaves. When everything else has been unshaped by time, when every scratch and print is gone, the skull remains."

Essay Topic 2

Stalking Wolf has an interesting teaching method. Describe the way Stalking Wolf teaches, how his students learn and how this style of teaching is different from traditional school.

Essay Topic 3

Rick and Brown collect skulls. What is symbolic about the skulls? How does this act bind the two in friendship? What happens to the skulls when Rick moves away?

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