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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body of water does Wander encounter to save him from the fire in "Run"?
(a) A river.
(b) A creek.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A lake.

2. What does Wander begin doing in the end of "Howl"?
(a) Tracking an elk.
(b) Marking his territory.
(c) Digging a den.
(d) Tracking a cougar.

3. What literary device is used in the following passage from "Water": "My mouth is dry as an old bone, and still there is no scent of water" (907)?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What are said to be the noisiest of all wild hooved animals in "The Habitats of the Pacific Northwest"?
(a) Wild pigs.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Elk.
(d) Goats.

5. How big are coyotes in comparison to wolves?
(a) Coyotes are twice the size of wolves.
(b) Coyotes are half the size of wolves.
(c) Coyotes are a quarter the size of wolves.
(d) Coyotes are about the size of wolves.

6. At about what age do wolf pups reach adult size?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

7. When was the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge created?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1915.

8. For how long have pronghorns lived in North America?
(a) 20 million years.
(b) 50 million years.
(c) 5 million years.
(d) 10 million years.

9. What does Wander watch a horse do in the end of "Mountain"?
(a) Give birth.
(b) Kick a dog.
(c) Kick a wolf.
(d) Kill another horse.

10. Where are Chinook salmon born?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Freshwater lakes.
(c) Freshwater streams.
(d) Brackish swamps.

11. What is the average weight of a wolf?
(a) 70-115 pounds.
(b) 160-185 pounds.
(c) 150-200 pounds.
(d) 85-150 pounds.

12. Who dared Wander to eat a frog once?
(a) Sharp.
(b) Pounce.
(c) Wag.
(d) Warm.

13. How many teeth do wolves have?
(a) 42.
(b) 36.
(c) 38.
(d) 32.

14. What color are the eyes of sandhill cranes?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

15. Who was injured by fire, creating a patch on his rear quarter where fur would not grow again?
(a) Sharp.
(b) Mother.
(c) Song.
(d) Growl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What borders the Zumwalt Prairie to the east?

2. When are wolf pups born?

3. What is the average size of a wolf?

4. What did Wander's mother say watched over the wolves?

5. Approximately how long do coyotes live in comparison with wolves?

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