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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What emerges from the barn in "Almost"?
(a) An angry badger.
(b) A man with a gun.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A wild horse.

3. What does Father's last song say in "Fight"?
(a) I'll miss you.
(b) Forgive me.
(c) I love you.
(d) Carry on.

4. Who leaps at the elk after Father has it by the neck in "Rival"?
(a) Pounce.
(b) Song.
(c) Sharp.
(d) Wag.

5. Where did Wander first experience the smell of men in the mountains?
(a) Around circles of stone and ashes.
(b) Near fields of cattle.
(c) Next to train tracks.
(d) Near fields of sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what kind of tree do Wander and Warm hide in "Lightning"?

2. What happens to Warm in "Lightning"?

3. What kind of bird does Wander watch and marvel at its acrobatics in "Pain"?

4. What is with the almost-wolf in "Almost"?

5. Why does Wander leave his scent at the border mark of the pale wolves in "Elk"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the themes of grief and loss illustrated in "Lightning"?

2. What does Wander intend to do regarding the bachelor wolves in "Found"? Why?

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

4. Who does Wander encounter from his litter in "Found"? How is this character described?

5. What is the importance of howling to the wolves?

6. What is the inciting incident of the novel's plot?

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

8. With whom does Wander have the closest relationship among his litter? How is this relationship described?

9. How does Wander's relationship with the raven develop in "Almost"?

10. What is the significance of Sharp's howl in "Elk"?

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