View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird's rattling call startles Wander and the raven in "Canyon"?
(a) A duck.
(b) A kingfisher.
(c) A starling.
(d) A woodpecker.

2. Wander's father tells him in "Watch" that nothing hunts a grown wolf but what?
(a) Cougars.
(b) Men.
(c) Moose.
(d) Bears.

3. Into what kind of field does Wander flee for cover in "Lightning"?
(a) A mint field.
(b) A lavender field.
(c) A sunflower field.
(d) A corn field.

4. Who does Wander dream about on his first night sleeping alone in "Elk"?
(a) Warm.
(b) Mother.
(c) Pounce.
(d) Wag.

5. Who does Wander send after the pups to follow them and keep them safe as the rival wolves approach in "Fight"?
(a) Wag.
(b) Song.
(c) Warm.
(d) Sharp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wander first experience the smell of men in the mountains?

2. What does Wander hear at the end of "Raven"?

3. In "Lightning," the narrator says, "... the hard edges of my memory become sharper. They push deep into me like a tooth" (685). What literary device is used in this passage?

4. Who is brought to the food after Mother and Father eat for the first time in "Rival"?

5. How does Wander escape the men in "Lightning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is the story related? Why is this important?

2. What things do Wander's parents warn him about as he is raised?

3. What is the significance of the chapter titles in the book?

4. Who does Wander encounter in "Almost"? How is the encounter described?

5. What is the "frozen black river" (76) that Wander encounters? What does it signify?

6. What happens when Wander goes to attack the elk in "Elk"?

7. What does Wander manage to secure for food in "Canyon"? How?

8. With whom does Wander have the greatest rivalry growing up? Why?

9. What does Wander vow to do for his sibling in "Found"?

10. What does anthropomorism mean and how does it apply to A Wolf Called Wander?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 801 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample