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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in "Raven" that except for wolves, nobody hunts as well as what?

2. Who does Mother teach to dig a den in "Rival"?

3. What does Father's last song say in "Fight"?

4. Who does Father choose to help him make the kill in hunts in the winter in "Rival"?

5. Who used to tell Wander and his siblings "Everyone eats, and everyone is eaten" when they were pups (257)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To what food does the raven lead Wander in "Food"?

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

5. What main obstacle does Wander face in "Lightning"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the different habitats of the Pacific Northwest that were traversed by OR-7 and that are reflected in the narrative of A Wolf Called Wander. Where did OR-7's journey begin? Where did it end? How much distance was covered by OR-7?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes/motifs of the journey and coming of age in A Wolf Called Wander. In what ways does Wander develop as an adult wolf though the events in the story? What does he learn along his journey? How does this novel of journey and coming of age relate to others that evoke these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of rivalry and Wander's rivalries with his siblings. What do each of the siblings set out to prove? How do they go about doing so? Who stands at the top of the hierarchy among Wander's litter? Why?

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