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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. What does Wander do after eating in "Food"?

2. What does Wander eat in the end of "Pain"?

3. What bird's rattling call startles Wander and the raven in "Canyon"?

4. Who is Wander's smaller brother?

5. What emerges from the barn in "Almost"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Warm in "Lightning"?

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

6. What food does Wander hope to attain in "Found"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss some of the aspects of humankind that Wander encounters along his journey. How are things such as highways described from Wander's perspective? How does he perceive the actions of humans? What dangers do humans pose to Wander?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss wolves and their impacts on the environment. Why are wolves a positive influence on their environments? How do they help to maintain herd sizes among elk and deer? What other benefits are there to reintroducing wolves into the wild?

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