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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. What circles above Wander as he lay injured in "Pain"?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A vulture.

2. Who does Father choose to run the herd in hunts over the winter in "Rival"?
(a) Wag.
(b) Pounce.
(c) Growl.
(d) Wander.

3. Who does Mother teach to dig a den in "Rival"?
(a) Growl and Song.
(b) Pounce and Wag.
(c) Sharp and Wag.
(d) Song and Pounce.

4. What season is it said to be in the ending of "Canyon"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

5. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are considered to be dangerous but easier to understand than men, according to the narrator in "Raven"?

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

3. What does Wander dream of in the end of "Food"?

4. Who does Wander send after the pups to follow them and keep them safe as the rival wolves approach in "Fight"?

5. Who leaps at the elk after Father has it by the neck in "Rival"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main obstacle that Wander faces in "Pain"?

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

3. What happens to Warm in "Lightning"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Wander encounter the raven? How is it described?

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

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