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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. How does Wander save the female wolf in "Fear"?
(a) By pushing her over the embankment.
(b) By telling her not to cross the river.
(c) By diverting the rancher's attention.
(d) By chasing away the dogs.

2. How many wolves are there in the average pack?
(a) 20-25.
(b) 15-20.
(c) 5-8.
(d) 10-15.

3. How many acres comprise the Zumwalt Prairie?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

4. How do wolves mark territory?
(a) With netted thornbushes.
(b) With regular placement of urine.
(c) With paw prints.
(d) With regular placement of vomit.

5. How large might be the territorial range of a wolf pack in the Arctic?
(a) 100 square miles.
(b) 500 square miles.
(c) 200 square miles.
(d) 300 square miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two types of herds that wild horses form?

2. What does the female wolf call herself when she meets Wander in "Pack"?

3. What are said to be the noisiest of all wild hooved animals in "The Habitats of the Pacific Northwest"?

4. Who mocked Wander for days after he ate a frog?

5. What was Wander advised to seek in case of fire?

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. How is the setting of "Water" described?

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

5. How does Wander overcome the main obstacle he faces in "Run"?

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

7. What happens in the climax of the novel?

8. What does Wander know about cougars when he first encounters one in "Hunt"?

9. How does Wander's relationship with the raven change in "Water"?

10. What does Wander manage to successfully hunt in "Water"? How does he feel about the hunt?

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