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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. About how old was OR-7 in September 2011?

2. How much do wolf pups weigh at birth?

3. How much do hummingbirds eat in nectar every day?

4. How hot can the Zumwalt Prairie get in July by noon?

5. How cold can the Zumwalt Prairie be overnight in July?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What aspects of wolf behavior and communicaton are demonstrated in "Fear"?

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

4. How is Night described? How does she behave when she meets Wander?

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

6. What does Wander observe the horses doing in "Mountain"?

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

8. What do mountains symbolize in A Wolf Called Wander?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the hierarchy of wolf packs, the size of packs, their territories, and communication within the pack. How large can wolf territories span? What different types of packs are formed? How is the hierarchy of the pack maintained?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the behavior associated with wolf communication. How do stranger wolves greet one another typically? How is this demonstrated in the novel? What other methods of communication do wolves share?

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