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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. Against what kind of tree does Wander rub, feeling its bark, as he makes his way higher into the mountains in "Howl"?
(a) A cypress tress.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) A ponderosa pine tree.
(d) A hemlock tree.

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

3. What is the world's tallest pine tree?
(a) The ponderosa pine.
(b) The redwood pine.
(c) The Umpqua pine.
(d) The bally pine.

4. What sounds keep Wander company as he sleeps under the father of trees in "Howl"?
(a) Owls.
(b) Pheasants.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Rats.

5. What is the highest point in the Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest?
(a) 5,000 feet.
(b) 8,000 feet.
(c) 9,000 feet.
(d) 7,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres comprise the Zumwalt Prairie?

2. What is the elevation of the Zumwalt Prairie?

3. How do wolves communicate with one another, according to the author in "About Wolves"?

4. What does Wander do to warn the horses of the cougar in "Hunt"?

5. Where was OR-7 born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are wolf tracks described in the final nonfiction chapters of the book?

2. Who advised Wander on the dangers of fire and how to escape it? What advice was given?

3. Who does Wander encounter in "Fear"? How is the encounter described?

4. What happens in the climax of the novel?

5. How many teeth do wolves have? What is the strength of their bite?

6. Why does Wander leave behind the lake area in "Mountain"?

7. Why does Wander fail in his hunt of the deer in "Track"?

8. What is the significance of the stars in A Wolf Called Wander?

9. How is the setting of "Water" described?

10. Describe the journey of OR-7. Through what regions and habitats did he travel?

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